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epigastric

[ ep-i-gas-trik ]

/ ˌɛp ɪˈgæs trɪk /

adjective

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

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Origin of epigastric

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

Words nearby epigastric

epiestriol, epifauna, epifocal, epigamic, epigastralgia, epigastric, epigastric artery, epigastric fossa, epigastric hernia, epigastrium, epigastrocele

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Example sentences from the Web for epigastric

The philosopher who goes up into the clouds to talk, and prefers gruel to trout before going, makes an epigastric mistake.
A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed.|William Chauncey Bartlett
The epigastric region does not affect the brain but the brain affects the epigastric region.
The Magic Skin|Honore de Balzac
It is the solar plexus—the epigastric, sympathetic nervous system.
The Social Gangster|Arthur B. Reeve
Wound of the epigastric artery is the chief danger, for in all cases it is close to the neck of the sac.
A Manual of the Operations of Surgery|Joseph Bell

Spasm of the upper part of the rectus abdominis muscle may simulate a tumor in the epigastric region.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various

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