Words and their meanings

abdomen noun definition in Body parts topic from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

abdomen

 noun: Body parts

the part of the body below the chest that contains the stomach, bowels, etc. Patients reported pain in the lower chest or upper abdomen.

 

Achilles tendon noun definition in Body parts topic from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Achilles tendon

 noun: Body parts topic

the tendon that connects the muscles at the back of the lower part of the leg to the heel

 eccentric

 noun

BrE /ɪkˈsentrɪk/

 

; NAmE /ɪkˈsentrɪk/

 

 A person who is considered by other people to be strange or unusual Most people considered him a harmless eccentric.  

 

E.g

Aunt Matilda was something of an eccentric.