epigastrium (redirected from epigastria)

ep·i·gas·tri·um  (p-gstr-m)

n. pl. ep·i·gas·tri·a (-tr-)

The upper middle region of the abdomen.

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[New Latin, from Greek epigastrion, from neuter of epigastrios, over the belly : epi-, epi- + gastr, gastr-, stomach.]

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epi·gastric (-trk) adj.

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epigastrium - the region lying on or over the stomach (just below the sternum) region, area - a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve; "in the abdominal region"