Read full poem →Since, before breakfast, a man feels but queasily, 340
And a sinking at the lower abdomen
Begins the day with indifferent omen.
Dictionary Entry
The fat surrounding the belly.
Origin
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Common Phrases
. abdomenabdomen lowerabdomen upperabdomen acute
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Poetry examples for “abdomen”
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Read full poem →At my feet more distinctly a soldier, a mere lad, in danger of
bleeding to death, (he is shot in the abdomen,)
I staunch the blood temporarily, (the youngster's face is white as a
Read full poem →I am faithful, I do not give out,
The fractur'd thigh, the knee, the wound in the abdomen,
These and more I dress with impassive hand, (yet deep in my breast a