hypogastric
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of hypogastric
From the New Latin word hypogastricus, dating back to 1605–15. See hypogastrium, -ic
Example Sentences
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At the same time, sympathetic nervous activity via the hypogastric nerves suppresses contraction of the detrusor muscle.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
But, while treating over the lower limbs, the P. P. should be upon the hypogastric flexus, at the "small of the back."
From A Newly Discovered System of Electrical Medication by Daniel Clark
The lymph vessels of the tail and hinder parts of the body enter the hypogastric veins; and at the point of junction, on either side, lies a small lymph heart, which often persists until maturity.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various
The hypogastric feeling above referred to would come on—which I liked and disliked at the same time.
From Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 3 Analysis of the Sexual Impulse; Love and Pain; The Sexual Impulse in Women by Havelock Ellis
The utero-ovarian blood-vessels derive their nerves from the hypogastric plexus, which, formed by branches from both sympathetic ganglia and spinal cord, is the exclusive source of the innervation of the uterus and ovaries.
From The Education of American Girls by Anna C. (Anna Callender) Brackett
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