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Abdomen - Victorian Health and Medicine

the lower part of the body, extending longitudinally from the cavity or hollow usually called the pit of the stomach to the lower part or trunk.

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Abdomen - Victorian Medicine

Abdomen - Victorian Health and Medicine

From 'The Dictionary of Daily Wants' - 1858-1859

ABDOMEN, the lower part of the body, extending longitudinally from the cavity or hollow usually called the pit of the stomach to the lower part or trunk. The intestines of the abdomen are liable to a variety of diseases, the most formidable of which is inflammation. Many internal injuries of the abdomen are caused by continual external pressure, to obviate which all articles of clothing which come in contact with this part of the body should be made to fit loosely, and with an equal weight upon the whole surface.

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