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Abdomen Pronunciation
Abdomen is pronounced AB-duh-muhn, IPA /ˈæbdəmən/.
AB-duh-muhn
US /ˈæbdəmən/ · UK /ˈæbdəmən/
Syllables: AB · duh · muhn (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: The part of the body between the chest and the hips, holding the stomach and the intestines.
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Two Ways to Say Abdomen
The pronunciation changes with the meaning or the part of speech. The form above is the most common; the others are:
- ab-DOH-muhn, the older medical reading: /æbˈdoʊmən/ (ab-DOH-muhn)
Abdomen in a Sentence
- The pain settled in the lower abdomen.
- Insects have a head, a thorax, and an abdomen.
- She felt a dull ache across the abdomen.
Common Mispronunciations of Abdomen
Not ab-DOM-uhn
Once the beat does move to the middle, that vowel runs long, giving DOH rather than DOM.
Not AB-doh-muhn
Reduce the middle syllable to a colourless duh whenever the stress sits at the front.
Tip: Both readings are correct. AB-duh-muhn is the everyday one now, and ab-DOH-muhn survives in older medical speech.
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