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ABDOMINAL WALL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A wall of the abdomen
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("abdominal wall" is a kind of...):
paries; wall ((anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure)
Holonyms ("abdominal wall" is a part of...):
abdomen; belly; stomach; venter (the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis)
Context examples:
The tissue that lines the abdominal wall and covers most of the organs in the abdomen.
(Peritoneum, NCI Dictionary)
A liquid that is made in the abdominal cavity to lubricate the surface of the tissue that lines the abdominal wall and pelvic cavity and covers most of the organs in the abdomen.
(Peritoneal fluid, NCI Dictionary)
Your peritoneum is the tissue that lines your abdominal wall and covers most of the organs in your abdomen.
(Peritoneal Disorders, NIH)
The protrusion of abdominal contents through a congenital or acquired defect in the abdominal wall.
(Abdominal Hernia, NCI Thesaurus)
The lower region of the anterior abdominal wall located laterally to the pubic region.
(Inguinal Region, NCI Thesaurus)
Administration of a drug through a surgical opening between the jejunum and the surface of the abdominal wall.
(Administration via Jejunostomy, NCI Thesaurus)
A muscle located in the anterior aspect of the abdominal wall.
(Anterior Abdominal Wall Muscle, NCI Thesaurus)
Drug administration through a gastric fistula or a surgically created artificial opening into the stomach through the abdominal wall with insertion of a tube.
(Administration via Gastrostomy, NCI Thesaurus)
The abdominal wall tissue is composed of layers of fat, parietal peritoneum, fascia, and muscles.
(Abdominal Wall, NCI Thesaurus)
Any of the muscles of the abdomen that comprise the abdominal wall; these muscles include the rectus abdominis, the external and internal oblique muscles, the transversus abdominis, and the quadratus abdominis.
(Abdominal Muscle, NCI Thesaurus)
