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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.
Definition 2024
epigastric
epigastric
English
Adjective
epigastric (comparative more epigastric, superlative most epigastric)
- Of or pertaining to the epigastrium