The presence of the viscera outside of the body, typically through a wound

plural of abdominal-thrust maneuver

(emergency medicine) A first aid procedure used to treat choking. The patient's diaphragm is pressured by the performer's thumb knuckle to expel air and thereby dislodging the obstruction in the windpipe.

(obsolete, anatomy) A muscle that draws the eye outwards

plural of abdominal ring

(anatomy) Either of the two openings in the abdominal muscle wall allowing the inguinal canal to pass through. / A form of body art wherein jewelry is placed in a cauterized puncture of the umbilicus.

The occurrence of proteolytic enzymes specific for foreign proteins introduced via parents.

A pouch on the abdomen of marsupials that covers the mammary glands; marsupium.

plural of abdominal region

Inspiration and expiration controlled by the diaphragm; diaphragmatic respiration.