epigastrium

American  

[ep-i-gas-tree-uhm] / ˌɛp ɪˈgæs tri əm /

noun

Anatomy.

plural

epigastria

1. the upper and median part of the abdomen, lying over the stomach.

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epigastrium British  

/ ˌɛpɪˈɡæstrɪəm /

noun

1. the upper middle part of the abdomen, above the navel and below the breast

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Other Word Forms

• epigastric adjective

Etymology

Origin of epigastrium

1675–85; < New Latin < Greek epigástrion, noun use of neuter of epigástrios over the stomach. See epi-, gastr-, -ium ( def. )

Example Sentences

If you will refer to any recent authority on the subject you will find that the pain of appendicitis starts in the epigastrium, which is in the midline and above the navel.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Gnawing hunger pain in pains the of ulcer.'' epigastrium not Gurgling unlike in the the intestines "and sometimes a mild watery diarrhea.

From Time Magazine Archive

"If that new medicine doesn't relieve that terrible feelin' in my epigastrium, doctor—an' I don't believe it's a-goin' to—I'll let you know," she remarked acidly.

From And So They Were Married by Kingsley, Florence Morse

Numbness of the arm, 1.Black vomit, 1.Alvine evacuations similar to the black vomit, 1.Sinking sensation at epigastrium, 2.Respiration only occasional—gasping, 4.

From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Anshutz, Edward Pollock

In such cases there is not only spinal tenderness, but very usually also a well-marked tenderness in the epigastrium and the left hypochondrium, the trepied hysterique of Briquet.

From Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it by Anstie, Francis E.