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View synonyms for epigastrium
epigastrium
[ ep-i-gas-tree-uhm ]
noun
, Anatomy.
, plural ep·i·gas·tri·a [ep-i-, gas, -tree-, uh].
- the upper and median part of the abdomen, lying over the stomach.
epigastrium
/ ˌɛpɪˈɡæstrɪəm /
noun
- the upper middle part of the abdomen, above the navel and below the breast
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Derived Forms
- ˌepiˈgastric, adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of epigastrium1
1675–85; < New Latin < Greek epigástrion, noun use of neuter of epigástrios over the stomach. See epi-, gastr-, -ium ( def )
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Word History and Origins
Origin of epigastrium1
C17: from New Latin, from Greek epi- + gastrion, from gastēr stomach
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Example Sentences
Immediately he received a blow in the epigastrium that stretched him almost insensible on the floor.
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The voice emanated from the epigastrium of a huge fellow-wanderer in this wilderness, who was mounted upon a fiery steed.
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It was then that the right hand was made to grip the left and press it more energetically than ever against the epigastrium.
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Of all applications to the epigastrium, a cold wet towel occasionally sprinkled with chloroform is the best.
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External applications to the epigastrium usually afford some relief to nausea at any stage of yellow fever.
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