Abdomen vs Vitals - What's the difference?
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(obsolete) The fat surrounding the belly.
(anatomy) The belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis, not including the back; or in some lower vertebrates, the portion between the cardiac and caudal regions.
(anatomy) The cavity of the belly, which is lined by the peritoneum, and contains the viscera; often restricted in humans to the part between the diaphragm and the commencement of the pelvis, the remainder being called the pelvic cavity.
(zoology, entomology) The posterior section of the body, behind the thorax, in insects, crustaceans, and other Arthropoda.
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(plurale tantum) Those organs of the body that are essential for life.
(plurale tantum, figuratively) Those parts of a system without which it cannot function.
(medicine, plurale tantum) vital signs
Abdomen is a related term of vitals.
As nouns the difference between abdomen and vitals
is that abdomen is while vitals is (plurale tantum) those organs of the body that are essential for life.abdomen
English
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(en-noun)- He was all bent over complaining of pains in the abdomen.
