hemiabdominal en · ADJ
Etymology
From hemi- + abdominal.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of or pertaining to half of the abdomen.
Ultrasonics in the diagnosis of lesions of the superior hemiabdominal space
1980, Cumulated Index Medicus, page 10340:The right hemi-abdominal ganglion, which appears to be the homologue of the supraintestinal ganglion of more primitive opisthobranchs, develops above the esophagus. The left hemi-abdominal ganglion develops below the esophagus and is divisible into a rostral and a caudal part by the appearance of two clusters of neurons , each surrounding a central medulla of neuropile.
1977, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, page 376:Right hemiabdominal mass, jaundice due to obstructive hepatoma
1979, The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, page 309:A separate left hemiabdominal field was simulated upon completion of the thoracic component of irradiation, encompassing the left hemiabdomen from the level of the diaphragm to the level of the iliac crest.
1989, Edward C. Halperin, Pediatric Radiation Oncology, →ISBN, page 276: