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epigastrium
ep·i·gas·tri·um E0177700 (ĕp′ĭ-găs′trē-əm)n. pl. ep·i·gas·tri·a (-trē-ə) The upper middle region of the abdomen. [New Latin, from Greek epigastrion, from neuter of epigastrios, over the belly : epi-, epi- + gastēr, gastr-, stomach.] ep′i·gas′tric (-trĭk) adj.epigastrium (ˌɛpɪˈɡæstrɪəm) n, pl -tria (-trɪə) (Anatomy) the upper middle part of the abdomen, above the navel and below the breast[C17: from New Latin, from Greek epi- + gastrion, from gastēr stomach] ˌepiˈgastric, ˌepiˈgastrial adjep•i•gas•tri•um (ˌɛp ɪˈgæs tri əm) n., pl. -tri•a (-tri ə) the upper and median part of the abdomen, lying over the stomach. [1675–85; < New Latin < Greek epigástrion, n. use of neuter of epigástrios over the stomach. See epi-, gastro-] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | epigastrium - the region lying on or over the stomach (just below the sternum)region, area - a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve; "in the abdominal region" | Translationsepigastrium
epigastrium[‚ep·ə′gas·trē·əm] (anatomy) epigastric region (invertebrate zoology) The ventral side of mesothorax and metathorax in insects. epigastrium
epigastrium [ep″ĭ-gas´tre-um] the upper and middle region of the abdomen, located within the sternal angle. adj., adj epigas´tric.ep·i·gas·tric re·gion [TA] the region of the abdomen located between the costal margins and the subcostal plane. (TA lists this term as synonymous with epigastric fossa. Synonym(s): epigastrium [TA], regio epigastrica ☆ epigastrium (ĕp′ĭ-găs′trē-əm)n. pl. epigas·tria (-trē-ə) The upper middle region of the abdomen. ep′i·gas′tric (-trĭk) adj.ep·i·gas·tric re·gion (ep'i-gas'trik rē'jŭn) [TA] The region of the abdomen located between the costal margins and the subcostal plane. Synonym(s): epigastrium. epigastrium The central upper region of the abdomen. Epigastric pain is a feature of duodenitis or duodenal ulcer.epigastrium
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