epigastrium

[ep-i-gas-tree-uhm]

ep·i·gas·tri·um

[ep-i-gas-tree-uhm]
noun, plural ep·i·gas·tri·a [-tree-uh] . Anatomy.
the upper and median part of the abdomen, lying over the stomach.

Origin:
1675–85; < Neo-Latin < Greek epigástrion, noun use of neuter of epigástrios over the stomach. See epi-, gastr-, ium
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Epigastrium is always a great word to know.
So is vocal cords. Does it mean:
either of the two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the cavity of the larynx
the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen
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epigastrium (ˌɛpɪˈɡæstrɪəm)
 
n , pl -tria
the upper middle part of the abdomen, above the navel and below the breast
 
[C17: from New Latin, from Greek epi- + gastrion, from gastēr stomach]
 
epi'gastric
 
adj
 
epi'gastrial
 
adj

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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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