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Webster 1913 Edition


Hypogastric

Hypˊo-gas′tric

,
Adj.
[Cf. F.
hypogastrique
. See
Hypogastrium
.]
(Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the hypogastrium or the hypogastric region.
Hypogastric region
.
(a)
The lower part of the abdomen.
(b)
An arbitrary division of the abdomen below the umbilical and between the two iliac regions.

Webster 1828 Edition


Hypogastric

HYPOGAS'TRIC

,
Adj.
[Gr. under, and the belly.]
1.
Relating to the hypogastrium, or middle part of the lower region of the belly.
2.
An appellation given to the internal branch of the iliac artery.