When you say 'abdomen' are you speaking Latin?

'Abdomen' is a word borrowed from Latin 'abdomen'. The word entered the English language some time around 1543.

abdomen [noun] [1543]

• the part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis
• the cavity of this part of the trunk containing the chief viscera
• the posterior section of the body behind the thorax in an arthropod

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Etymology: Middle French & Latin; Middle French, from Latin

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