epigastrium

2 definitions found

epigastrium - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

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

epigastrium - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  epigastrium
      n 1: the region lying on or over the stomach (just below the
           sternum)