Difference between Stomach and Abdomen

What is the difference between Stomach and Abdomen?

Stomach as a noun is an organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion. while Abdomen as a noun is the belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis.

Stomach

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion. The belly.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To be able to tolerate (something), emotionally, physically, or mentally; to be able to stand or handle something.

Example sentence: In the Lord's Prayer, the first petition is for daily bread. No one can worship God or love his neighbor on an empty stomach.

Abdomen

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis.The cavity of the belly, which is lined by the peritoneum, and contains the stomach, bowels, and other viscera; often restricted in humans to the part between the diaphragm and the commencement of the pelvis, the remainder being called the pelvic cavity.The posterior section of the body, behind the thorax, in insects, crustaceans, and other Arthropoda.

We hope you now know whether to use Stomach or Abdomen in your sentence.

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