abdominal wall
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- noun
- /æbˈdɑːmɪnəl wɔːl/
- Specialized
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pared abdominal
- During the surgery, the doctor carefully examined the abdominal wall to ensure there were no hidden injuries.
- anterior abdominal wall
- abdominal wall defects
- lower abdominal wall
Examples
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Her only concern will be her abdominal wall will be very sore from the knife wound and from our midline incision here.
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Although it is frequent in the abdominal wall, a desmoid tumor is a rare primary tumor of the chest wall.
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Now, as I open the abdominal wall, you will observe that the organs have gone from a nice, healthy pink to a disgusting green.
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One was on the anterior abdominal wall in the Lebanese.
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Desmoid tumors mostly invade the abdominal wall.
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An incisional hernia is the result of the failure of the lines of closure of the abdominal wall following laparotomy.
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Pus was also found within the anterior abdominal wall and was drained (Pictures 1 and 2).
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They took a needle and put it in through the abdominal wall of the mother, through the wall of the uterus, and through the chest wall of the fetus.
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The three components of lap-belt injuries are abdominal wall trauma from the lap belt, intra-abdominal injuries, and SCI.
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Our case failed to show any such pathology, showing only necrotizing fasciitis of the anterior abdominal wall, specifically the rectus abdominis muscle and fascia.
Academic text (2007)
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the layer of muscle and tissue forming the outer structure of the abdomen' is a direct, compositional combination of 'abdominal' (relating to the abdomen) and 'wall' (a lining or boundary). This straightforward noun + modifier structure is common cross-linguistically and follows regular anatomical naming, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will understand it.
Etymology
The compound noun abdominal wall comes from a simple picture: abdominal means 'belly' and wall means something that stands around and protects. That's why it refers to the layer of muscle and tissue that 'protects' and supports the organs inside the abdomen.