Epigastrium
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Epigastrium is a noun meaning (anatomy) The upper middle region of the abdomen, between the umbilical and hypochondriac regions.
Meaning
(anatomy) The upper middle region of the abdomen, between the umbilical and hypochondriac regions.
Example Sentences
In cases of extreme thickening of the coats of the stomach, of a scirrhoid character, where the suffering patients are almost worn out with constant pain, such remedies, applied over the epigastrium, most materially alleviate the distress.
Word Forms
- epigastria
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hypochondrium, praecordia, anticardium, abdomen, episternum, mesogastrium.
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