"midsection" meaning in English

See midsection in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɪdˌsɛkʃən/ Forms: midsections [plural]
Etymology: From mid- + section. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mid|section}} mid- + section Head templates: {{en-noun}} midsection (plural midsections)
  1. The middle section of something. Translations (middle section of something): 中部 (zhōngbù) (Chinese Mandarin), keskiosa (Finnish), gitapyas (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-midsection-en-noun-pAdoHaeJ Disambiguation of 'middle section of something': 95 5
  2. (anatomy) The midriff; the section of the human torso, from below the chest to above the waist. Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-midsection-en-noun-h9HRNNvo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English hybridisms, English terms prefixed with mid-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 98 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 3 97 Disambiguation of English hybridisms: 7 93 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mid-: 13 87 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 8 92 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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