epigastric
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of epigastric
First recorded in 1650–60; epigastr(ium) + -ic
Example Sentences
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There is also occasionally so much tenderness in the epigastric region as to give the impression at first to the attendant that there is inflammation of the stomach or liver.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
The enlargement of the spleen subsides rapidly, that of the liver more gradually; epigastric tenderness subsides, but in many cases some degree of it persists for several days.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
The philosopher who goes up into the clouds to talk, and prefers gruel to trout before going, makes an epigastric mistake.
From A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. by Bartlett, William Chauncey
Manuals of operative surgery occasionally devote pages to the description of special operations for the ligature of such arteries as the sciatic, epigastric, circumflex ilii, and pudic.
From A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners by Bell, Joseph
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
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