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Abdomen

In humans, region of the body between the thorax at the top and the pelvis at the bottom; in insects, segment at the caudal end of the body, following on from the head and thorax

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Images referencing Abdomen

4 images from works
  • An anatomical dissection of the abdomen of a cadaver, seen in a foreshortened view. Aquatint by R. Perrette, 1904.
  • A torso, dissected to reveal the liver, stomach and intestines. Photolithograph, 1940, after a woodcut, 1543, after A. Vesalius.
  • Spine and nerves: cross-section showing the nerves of the spine emanating to the thorax, abdomen and pelvis. Line engraving by G. Wooding, 1790.
  • Contents of the abdominal cavity. Line engraving.

Works from the collections

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    Abdominal operations / by B.G.A. Moynihan.

    Moynihan, Berkeley Moynihan, Baron, 1865-1936. | Date: 1906
    • Books

    Abdominal surgery : clinical lectures for students and physicians / by Thorkild Rovsing ; edited by Paul Monroe Pilcher.

    Rovsing, Thorkild, 1862-1927. | Date: [1914], ©1914
    • Archives and manuscripts

    Allergic colitis haemorrhagica

    | Date: 1922-1947 | Reference: PP/FPW/B.68
    Part of: Parkes Weber, Frederick (1863-1962)
    • Archives and manuscripts

    Faecal vomiting and anti-peristalsis

    | Date: 1904-1951 | Reference: PP/FPW/B.114
    Part of: Parkes Weber, Frederick (1863-1962)
    • Books

    Surgical contributions from 1881-1916 / by Rutherford Morison.

    Morison, Rutherford, 1853-1939. | Date: 1916-

Related topics

Intestines
Rectum
Massage
Stomach
Disease
Colon
Surgery
Feces
Gastrointestinal Diseases
General Surgery

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