hypogastric
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of hypogastric
From the New Latin word hypogastricus, dating back to 1605–15. See hypogastrium, -ic
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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
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
She died at sixty-one of peripneumonia, and on postmortem examination a tumor was found occupying part of the hypogastric and umbilical regions.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
They may extend from the uterus through the internal spermatic, or through the hypogastric and common iliac veins, to the vena cava.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Each attack was accompanied by pains in the back and hypogastric region, febrile disturbance, and a sanguineous discharge from the urethra, which resembled in color, consistency, etc., the menstrual flux.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
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