Epigastrium

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Epigastrium \Ep`i*gas"tri*um\, n. [NL., from Gr. ?.] (Anat.)
     The upper part of the abdomen.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  epigastrium
       n : the region lying on or over the stomach (just below the
           sternum)
       [also: {epigastria} (pl)]