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Webster 1913 Edition


Epigastric

Epˊi-gas′tric

,
Adj.
[Gr. [GREEK] over the belly;
ἐπί
upon + [GREEK] belly: cf. F.
épigastrique
.]
1.
(Anat.)
Pertaining to the epigastrium, or to the epigastric region.
2.
(Zoöl.)
Over the stomach; – applied to two of the areas of the carapace of crabs.
Epigastric region
.
(Anat.)
(a)
The whole upper part of the abdomen.
(b)
An arbitrary division of the abdomen above the umbilical and between the two hypochondriac regions.

Webster 1828 Edition


Epigastric

EPIGAS'TRIC

,
Adj.
[Gr. belly.] Pertaining to the upper part of the abdomen; as the epigastric region; the epigastric arteries and veins.

Definition 2024


epigastric

epigastric

English

Adjective

epigastric (comparative more epigastric, superlative most epigastric)

  1. Of or pertaining to the epigastrium