New City, NY. Sponsored Topics. New City is a hamlet (and census-designated place), in the Town of Clarkstown Rockland County, New York, United States, part of the New York Metropolitan Area. The hamlet is a suburb of New York City, located 18 miles north of the city at the closest point, Riverdale, The Bronx.
Abdominal guarding is a defense mechanism of the body that involves tensing the muscles found in the abdominal area. This action of tensing is a means of protecting the internal organs from any perceived threat of harm.
Medical Definition of Abdominal Abdominal: Relating to the abdomen, the belly, that part of the body that contains all of the structures between the chest and the pelvis. The abdomen is separated anatomically from the chest by the diaphragm, the powerful muscle spanning the body cavity below the lungs. The abdomen includes a host of organs including the stomach, small intestine, colon, rectum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, appendix, gallbladder, and bladder.