hypogastrium

American  

[hahy-puh-gas-tree-uhm] / ˌhaɪ pəˈgæs tri əm /

noun

Anatomy.

plural

hypogastria

1. the lower and median part of the abdomen.

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hypogastrium British  

/ ˌhaɪpəˈɡæstrɪəm /

noun

1. anatomy the lower front central region of the abdomen, below the navel

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Other Word Forms

• hypogastric adjective

Etymology

Origin of hypogastrium

1675–85; < New Latin < Greek hypogástrion, equivalent to hypo- hypo- + gastríon ( gastr-, stem of gastḗr paunch + -ion diminutive suffix)

Example Sentences

Shame had led her to conceal her condition for all the period during which she suffered pain in the hypogastrium, and diarrhea.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

Heavy, all-gone sort of feeling low down in hypogastrium; color of stool was dark brown with pieces of undigested food in it.

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