scaphoid abdomen

English

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈskæ.fɔɪd ˈæb.də.mən/, /ˈskæ.fɔɪd æbˈdəʊ.mən/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈskæ.fɔɪd ˈæb.də.mən/, /ˈskæ.fɔɪd æbˈdoʊ.mən/

Noun

scaphoid abdomen (plural scaphoid abdomens)

  1. (medicine) A condition where the abdomen's anterior wall is sunken and hollow.[1]
    Synonyms: boat-shaped abdomen, carinate abdomen, navicular abdomen

References

  1. ^ 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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