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epigastrium

[ UK /ˌɛpɪɡˈɑːstɹi‍əm/ ]
NOUN
  1. the region lying on or over the stomach (just below the sternum)

How To Use epigastrium In A Sentence

  • The pain starts suddenly in the epigastrium or right upper quadrant and may radiate round to the back in the interscapular region.
  • “We first had a feeling of siccity in the pharynx, then intolerable pains at the epigastrium, super purgation, coma.” Madame Bovary
  • “We first had a feeling of siccity in the pharynx, then intolerable pains at the epigastrium, super purgation, coma.” Madame Bovary
  • A large mass was palpable in the epigastrium and right upper quadrant.
  • When the primary site is in the epigastrium the source usually is the pancreas, stomach, duodenum, or liver.
  • The pain of acute cholecystitis typically lasts longer than three hours and, after three hours, shifts from the epigastrium to the right upper quadrant.
  • Mucro: a long, straight or curved process terminating in a point: the pro-sternal process in Elateridae: the terminal spine or process of an obtect pupa: "the median posterior point of the epigastrium when differentiated by elevation. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
  • The one pole should be connected with the head-electrode, the other, by means of the surface board, applied alternately, to the epigastrium, chiefly, and to the hypogastric region. The Electric Bath
  • The body of gastric ulcer is asked for in alleviate period much not apparent, if fit period does not have complication, can ache at epigastrium the area has tenderness to nod only, general lighter.
  • It is often accompanied by distension and fullness of the epigastrium and abdomen, acid regurgitation, and a thick and sticky tongue coating.
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