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Definition of Epigastrium
1. Noun. The region lying on or over the stomach (just below the sternum).
Definition of Epigastrium
1. n. The upper part of the abdomen.
Definition of Epigastrium
1. Noun. (anatomy) The upper middle region of the abdomen, between the umbilical and hypochondriac regions. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Epigastrium
1. The upper central region of the abdomen between the costal margins and a line drawn horizontally across the lowest costal margin. (27 Sep 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Epigastrium
Literary usage of Epigastrium
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica: A Record of the Positive Effects of by Timothy Field Allen (1876)
"Sharp, cramping pain across epigastrium, holding me still for a minute, ...
Severe, cutting, cramping pain in epigastrium, with a faint feeling as if ..."
2. A Treatise on the Practice of Medicine by George Bacon Wood (1866)
"Upon the application of the hand to the epigastrium, the throbbing is distinctly
felt ; and so violent is it occasionally, that it may even become sensible ..."
3. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1839)
"Silver Spoon swallowed, afterwards discharged through an abscess in the epigastrium.—A
man in a fit of insanity swallowed a silver teaspoon. ..."
4. A Dictionary of Medicine: Including General Pathology, General Therapeutics by Richard Quain, Frederick Thomas Roberts, John Mitchell Bruce, Samuel Treat Armstrong (1894)
"Heartburn is another sensation which seems to start from the epigastrium. ...
A deep pain is not uncommonly referred to the epigastrium in cases of ..."
5. A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica by John Henry Clarke (1902)
"Dull aching or shootings in the epigastrium.—Coldness, or sensation of burning in
... Sensation of emptiness, and of weakness, in the epigastrium. ..."
6. The Dublin Journal of Medical Science (1843)
"Malignant Tumour in the epigastrium.—Malignant Disease of the Testis.—Dr.
Croker presented the diseased parts in this case. The subject was a man, rot. 53. ..."
7. On the Organic Diseases and Functional Disorders of the Stomach by George Budd (1856)
"Symptoms of stomach disorders—Pain and soreness at the epigastrium— Vomiting —Excessive
acidity—Flatulence. WE have now considered the principal diseases ..."
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