Defn: Causing, or implying, abdication. [R.] Bailey.
ABDICATOR
Ab"di*ca`tor, n.
Defn: One who abdicates.
ABDITIVE
Ab"di*tive, a. Etym: [L. abditivus, fr. abdere to hide.]
Defn: Having the quality of hiding. [R.] Bailey.
ABDITORY
Ab"di*to*ry, n. Etym: [L. abditorium.]
Defn: A place for hiding or preserving articles of value. Cowell.
ABDOMEN Ab*do"men, n. Etym: [L. abdomen (a word of uncertain etymol.): cf. F. abdomen.]
1. (Anat.)
Defn: The belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis. Also, the cavity of the belly, which is lined by the peritoneum, and contains the stomach, bowels, and other viscera. In man, often restricted to the part between the diaphragm and the commencement of the pelvis, the remainder being called the pelvic cavity.