Abdominales

/ˌæbdɒmɪˈneɪliːz/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or affecting the abdomen; anatomical term describing structures or muscles of the abdominal region.

Etymology

From Latin 'abdominales', the plural form of 'abdominalis' (of the belly), derived from 'abdomen' (belly) with the Latin adjective suffix '-alis'.

Kelly Says

This is a genuinely scholarly Latin form you'd find in anatomical texts written in the 18th or 19th centuries when Latin was still used for scientific descriptions—modern English just says 'abdominal' instead.

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