epigastric

American  

[ep-i-gas-trik] / ˌɛp ɪˈgæs trɪk /

adjective

1. lying upon, distributed over, or pertaining to the epigastrium.

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Etymology

Origin of epigastric

First recorded in 1650–60; epigastr(ium) + -ic

Example Sentences

Of the Abdomen.—Of the walls, may be dangerous from division of the epigastric artery; ventral hernia may follow, internal hæmorrhage, etc.

From Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology by Robertson, W. G. Aitchison (William George Aitchison )

Symptoms.—Acrid taste, tightness of throat, epigastric pain, and then symptoms of irritant poisons generally.

From Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology by Robertson, W. G. Aitchison (William George Aitchison )

The torso is divided into three parts: the thoracic, the epigastric and abdominal.

From Delsarte System of Oratory by Various

The condition may be present for years and the symptoms only epigastric tenderness with dizziness and sweating on lying down after dinner, as in one of Perutz's patients.

From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Warfield, Louis Marshall

Ordinary diet was now resumed, and beyond slight epigastric pain on deep inspiration, no further symptoms were observed, and the patient left for England at the end of the month.

From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by Makins, George Henry