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epigastrium

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ep⋅i⋅gas⋅tri⋅um

  [ep-i-gas-tree-uhm]
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–noun, plural -tri⋅a  [-tree-uh] . Anatomy.
the upper and median part of the abdomen, lying over the stomach.
Origin:
1675–85; < NL < Gk epigástrion, n. use of neut. of epigástrios over the stomach. See epi-, gastr-, ium
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ep·i·gas·tri·um   (ěp'ĭ-gās'trē-əm)   
n.   pl. ep·i·gas·tri·a (-trē-ə)
The upper middle region of the abdomen.

[New Latin, from Greek epigastrion, from neuter of epigastrios, over the belly : epi-, epi- + gastēr, gastr-, stomach.]
ep'i·gas'tric (-trĭk) adj.
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Main Entry: epi·gas·tri·um
Pronunciation: "ep-&-'gas-trE-&m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural epi·gas·tria /-trE-&/
: the epigastric region
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epigastrium ep·i·gas·tri·um (ěp'ĭ-gās'trē-əm)
n. pl. ep·i·gas·tri·a (-trē-ə)
The highest of three median regions of the abdomen, lying above the umbilical region and between the hypochondriac regions.

ep'i·gas'tric (-trĭk) adj.

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