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CPS HSAT Vocabulary · Tier 3

abdomen

noun

Definition

the part of the body containing the digestive organs

In a sentence

The doctor pressed gently on his abdomen.

Similar words

  • belly
  • stomach

Why this word matters: abdomen appears in academic reading at the 8th-grade level and is exactly the type of word that shows up on the CPS HSAT Reading section. Practice it in context with our spaced-repetition system at vocabulary.