Medical term:
epigastrium
epigastrium
[ep″ĭ-gas´tre-um]the upper and middle region of the abdomen, located within the sternal angle. adj., adj epigas´tric.
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ep·i·gas·tric re·gion
[TA]the region of the abdomen located between the costal margins and the subcostal plane. (TA lists this term as synonymous with epigastric fossa.
Synonym(s): epigastrium [TA], regio epigastrica ☆
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epigastrium
(ĕp′ĭ-găs′trē-əm)n. pl. epigas·tria (-trē-ə)
The upper middle region of the abdomen.
ep′i·gas′tric (-trĭk) adj.
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ep·i·gas·tric re·gion
(ep'i-gas'trik rē'jŭn) [TA]The region of the abdomen located between the costal margins and the subcostal plane.
Synonym(s): epigastrium.
Synonym(s): epigastrium.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
epigastrium
The central upper region of the abdomen. Epigastric pain is a feature of duodenitis or duodenal ulcer.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
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