hypogastric

[ hahy-puh-gas-trik ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or situated in the hypogastrium.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hypogastric¹

From the New Latin word hypogastricus, dating back to 1605–15. See hypogastrium, -ic

Example Sentences

For that reason it was greeted as a highly desirable advance when Virchow pointed out that the occlusion of such large veins could be dependent on the coagulation of the blood in the concave spaces behind the valves of the veins, or through the coagulation in the small branches—e.g. the hypogastric veins, which is gradually carried forward until it reaches the common iliac, and by continual increase this vein may also be filled up.

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They may extend from the uterus through the internal spermatic, or through the hypogastric and common iliac veins, to the vena cava.

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The body presented one cavity without any diaphragm; nor could any trace of liver, spleen, œsophagus, or stomach be detected: the intestinal tube commenced at the upper part of the body, but was impervious; the pancreas and kidneys were as usual; the umbilical vein arose from the cava, and the umbilical arteries from the hypogastric.

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Hypogastric, hip-o-gas′trik, adj. belonging to the lower part of the abdomen.—ns.

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In the early stages of cancerous diseases these pains are usually felt at the lower part of the back; in the later stages they are felt also in the hypogastric region, and are then much more severe.

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