epigastric

American  

[ep-i-gas-trik] / ˌɛp ɪˈgæs trɪk /

adjective

1. lying upon, distributed over, or pertaining to the epigastrium.

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Etymology

Origin of epigastric

First recorded in 1650–60; epigastr(ium) + -ic

Example Sentences

Some writers join to these the partial temperaments which determine the ascendency of the functions exercised by particular organs; whence principally come the temperaments which they call the cerebral, epigastric, abdominal, hepatic, genital, &c.

From Beauty Illustrated Chiefly by an Analysis and Classificatin of Beauty in Woman by Walker, Alexander

The skin is the subject of itching and reddening, the nerves of taste are blunted, and patches develop in the throat; loss of appetite, epigastric fulness, pain, vomiting, and disturbance of bowel function are common.

From Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results by Talbot, Eugene S.

Symptoms.—Acrid taste, tightness of throat, epigastric pain, and then symptoms of irritant poisons generally.

From Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology by Robertson, W. G. Aitchison (William George Aitchison )

Of the Abdomen.—Of the walls, may be dangerous from division of the epigastric artery; ventral hernia may follow, internal hæmorrhage, etc.

From Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology by Robertson, W. G. Aitchison (William George Aitchison )

The left hepatica magna receives also the umbilical vein, which persists on the visceral surface of the abdominal wall, often anastomosing with the epigastric veins.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various