carinate abdomen

English

Etymology

From Latin carinatus, from carina (“keel”), + Middle French abdomen, from Latin abdomen, possibly from abdō (“conceal”), from ab (“away”) + dere (“to put, place”)

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkæ.ɹɪ.neɪt ˈæb.də.mən/, /ˈkæ.ɹɪ.neɪt æbˈdoʊ.mən/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkæ.ɹɪ.neɪt ˈæb.də.mən/, /ˈkæ.ɹɪ.neɪt æbˈdoʊ.mən/

Noun

carinate abdomen (plural carinate abdomens)

  1. (medicine) Alternative form of scaphoid abdomen

References

Thomas, Clayton L., editor (1940) Taber's Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 5th edition, Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company, published 1993, →ISBN, page 1

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