Spinal Injury Glossary
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- Abdomen
- Abdominal Binder
- Accommodation adaptations
- Accreditations
- Aces
- Action potential
- Acute
- Acute rehabilitation program
- Adapted vehicle
- Adipose tissue
- ADL
- Adrenal glands
- Adrenaline
- Afferent
- Alpha-receptor antagonists
- Ambulation
- Anaemia
- Anaesthetic
- Analgesics
- Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
- Ankylosing spondylitis
- Ankylosis
- Anterio lateral
- Anterior
- Anterior cervical fusion
- Anterior Cord Syndrome
- Antero posterior
- Antibody
- Anticholinergic
- Anticoagulant
- Antidepressant
- Aphasia
- Apraxia
- Arachnoid Membrane
- Arachnoiditis
- Artery
- Artificial urethral sphincter
- Ascending colon
- Assisted ventilation
- Assistive technology
- Astrocyte
- Ataxia
- Atelectasis
- Atonic bladder
- Atrophy
- Augmentation cystoplasty
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication
- Autoimmune Response
- Autonomic Dysreflexia
- Autonomic Nervous System
- Avulsion
- Axon
- Axon terminal
Definition
Abdomen
The part of the body’s trunk found below the chest. It contains the structures involved in digestion and those involved in producing and storing urine.
