epigastrium

American  

[ep-i-gas-tree-uhm] / ˌɛp ɪˈgæs tri əm /

noun

Anatomy.

epigastria plural

1. the upper and median part of the abdomen, lying over the stomach.

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epigastrium British  

/ ˌɛpɪˈɡæstrɪəm /

noun

1. the upper middle part of the abdomen, above the navel and below the breast

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• epigastric
  adjective

Inflected Forms

noun

• epigastria
  plural

Etymology

Origin of epigastrium

1675–85; < New Latin < Greek epigástrion, noun use of neuter of epigástrios over the stomach. See epi-, gastr-, -ium ( def. )