of or pertaining to the front walls of the abdomen
epigastric in American English
(ˌepɪˈɡæstrɪk)
adjective
lying upon, distributed over, or pertaining to the epigastrium
Word origin
[1650–60; epigastr(ium) + -ic]This word is first recorded in the period 1650–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: agency, cardholder, gas, oscillation, romantic-ic is a suffix forming adjectives from other parts of speech, occurring originally inGreek and Latin loanwords (metallic; poetic; archaic; public) and, on this model, used as an adjective-forming suffix with the particular senses“having some characteristics of” (opposed to the simple attributive use of the basenoun) (balletic; sophomoric); “in the style of” (Byronic; Miltonic); “pertaining to a family of peoples or languages” (Finnic; Semitic; Turkic)
Examples of 'epigastric' in a sentence
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The greatest technical difficulties arose in damage of inferior epigastric vessels.
I. A. Kryvoruchko, A. V. Sivozhelezov, N. A. Sykal, V. V. Chugay, A. A. Tonkoglas 2019, 'Laparoscopic plastic of inguinal hernias', Journal of Education, Health and Sporthttp://www.ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/6799. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Her physical examination was notable only for moderate epigastric tenderness.
Youssef Motiaa, Zakaria Ouassou, Houda Moumou, Wafae el Otmani 2019, 'Association of multiple splanchnic venous thrombosis and left renal venous thrombosis,a rare complication of pancreatitis: a case report', Journal of Medical Case Reportshttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-019-2053-4. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
A 67-year-old male patient was admitted with epigastric pain.
Hee Soo Jung, Seok Jun Moon, Yun Mi Kim, Hye Rim Kang, Seok Mo Lee, Soo Jin Jung,Seok Jin Choi, Tae Kyoon Kim, Min Jeong Kwon, Jeong Hyun Park, Soon Hee Lee 2015, 'False Positive Radioiodinated Metaiodobenzylguanidine (123I-MIBG) Uptake in UndifferentiatedAdrenal Malignant Tumor', Case Reports in Oncological Medicinehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/164280. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
A 16-year-old male patient presented with epigastric pain, postprandial plenitude and reflux.
Carlos M. Nuño-Guzmán, José Arróniz-Jáuregui, Francisco Álvarez-López, Jorge L. Corona,Felipe Cerda-Camacho, Rodrigo Rostro, Juan I. Gutiérrez-Manjarrez 2012, 'Obstructing Gangliocytic Paraganglioma in the Third Portion of the Duodenum', Case Reports in Gastroenterologyhttp://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/341586. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The most common symptoms were remittent fever, epigastric tenderness, and hepatalgia.
Jia-Xu Chen, Mu-Xin Chen, Lin Ai, Xue-Nian Xu, Jian-Ming Jiao, Ting-Jun Zhu, Hui-YongSu, Wei Zang, Jia-Jun Luo, Yun-Hai Guo, Shan Lv, Xiao-Nong Zhou 2013, 'An Outbreak of Human Fascioliasis gigantica in Southwest China', PLoS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0071520. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Patient referred epigastric pain related to fat ingestion.
Olival Cirilo Lucena da Fonseca-Neto, Hermes Willer Olinda Sant'Ana, Luciana MarinsCavalcanti, Antônio Lopes de Miranda 2007, 'Cisto gigante de colédoco Giant choledochal cyst', ABCD: Arquivos Brasileiros de Cirurgia Digestivahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-67202007000400017. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
On clinical examination, left precordial bulge was seen with prominent epigastric pulsations.
Gaurav Garg, Himanshu Tyagi, Gaurav Agrawal, S.R. Anil 2014, 'Giant pulmonary artery aneurysm in a 6-year-old child', Indian Heart Journalhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019483213004082. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The patient who experienced epigastric pain with suspicious melanoma was referred to undergo endoscopy.
Jamal Eivazi-Ziaei, Heidarali Esmaili 2014, 'Metastatic malignant melanoma affecting stomach', Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeuticshttp://www.cancerjournal.net/article.asp?issn=0973-1482;year=2014;volume=10;issue=3;spage=733;epage=736;aulast=Eivazi-Ziaei. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This time her physical examination revealed epigastric tenderness and icteric sclera.
Waked Alain, Ni Shirley, Vivekanandarajah Abhirami 2011, 'Acute hepatitis in a woman following excessive ingestion of an energy drink: a casereport', Journal of Medical Case Reportshttp://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/5/1/227. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)