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What is the difference between abdominal and abdominoscopy?

abdominal | abdominoscopy |

As nouns the difference between abdominal and abdominoscopy

is that abdominal is {{context|zoology|obsolete|lang=en}} a fish of the order abdominales while abdominoscopy is {{context|medicine|lang=en}} examination of the abdomen to detect abdominal disease, using an endoscope.

As a adjective abdominal

is of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral {{defdate|mid 18th century}}{{reference-book | last =| first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | editor =brown, lesley | others = | title = the shorter oxford english dictionary | origdate = | origyear = 1933| origmonth = | url = | format = | accessdate = | accessyear = | accessmonth = | edition = 5th | date = | year =2003| month = | publisher =oxford university press | location =oxford, uk | language = | id = | doi = | isbn =978-0-19-860575-7 | lccn = | ol = | pages =3| chapter = | chapterurl = | quote =}}.

abdominal

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral.
  • abdominal muscles
    abdominal cavity
  • (ichthyology) Having the ventral fins under the abdomen and behind the pectoral fins.
  • (ichthyology) Ventral, in describing a fin.
  • (zoology, obsolete) Belonging to the order Abdominales of fish.
  • Synonyms

    * (of or pertaining to the abdomen) ventral

    Derived terms

    * abdominal ring

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (zoology, obsolete) A fish of the order Abdominales.
  • Synonyms

    * (fish) Cypriniformes.

    References

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    abdominoscopy

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (medicine) Examination of the abdomen to detect abdominal disease, using an endoscope.