abdominal muscle
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- noun
- /æbˈdɑːmɪnəl ˈmʌsl/
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músculo abdominal
- Raise your hips and then use your abdominal muscles to pull your hips toward your rib cage.
- abdominal muscle stimulation
- abdominal muscle endurance
- paralysis of abdominal muscles
So I go, I want to see all six of my abdominal muscles.
- So I go, I want to see all six of my abdominal muscles.
- Think quadricep, hamstring, calf, abdominal muscles.
Examples
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I then tightened my abdominal muscles and got out of bed with no difficulty.
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There is considerable weakness of abdominal muscles, hip flexors, and lower back muscles.
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Breath control is directly connected with the abdominal muscles.
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When you laugh, your abdominal muscles contract rapidly.
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There are so many myths about the abdominal muscles.
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Her exercises focus on the deep abdominal muscles rather than those on the surface.
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The best advice I ever received for back pain was to strengthen my abdominal muscles and lose weight.
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Sit-ups and crunches are a popular way to strengthen your abdominal muscles.
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When you laugh, your abdominal muscles contract rapidly.
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Anyone with weak abdominal muscles or coming off recent surgery should consult a doctor.
Synonyms
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A muscle at the front of the belly that helps you bend and hold your body up
How Strong
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase is directly compositional: 'abdominal' means relating to the abdomen and 'muscle' is body tissue that produces movement, so the combined meaning (muscles located in the abdomen) is predictable from the parts. This adjective+noun pattern is transparent and common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
The noun abdominal muscle comes from an old word for the 'belly' and the part muscle, which once meant a 'little mouse' because people thought a moving muscle looked like a small mouse under the skin. So the name paints that image and now simply means a muscle in the belly that helps move and support the body.