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adjective

Epigastric adj.

(Anat.) Pertaining to the epigastrium, or to the epigastric region.

(Zoöl.) Over the stomach; applied to two of the areas of the carapace of crabs.

Epigastric region. (Anat.)

(a)

The whole upper part of the abdomen.

(b)

An arbitrary division of the abdomen above the umbilical and between the two hypochondriac regions.

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Etymology of 'Epigastric'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... irregular, and consisted in one full stroke, followed by two or three indistinct strokes, and sometimes by an intermission, corresponding with the pulse at each wrist. The pulsation was felt more distinctly in the epigastric region. During this paroxysm a recumbent posture was very uneasy, and the patient uniformly preferred sitting in a chair. When the recumbent posture was assumed, the head was much raised, inclined to the right side, and supported by the ...

— Cases of Organic Diseases of the Heart • John Collins Warren

Words linked to "Epigastric" : epigastric vein, epigastrium, superficial epigastric vein, abdominal wall, epigastric artery, superior epigastric veins