'Epigastric' definitions:
Definition of 'epigastric'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Of or relating to the anterior walls of the abdomen; "epigastric artery"
adjective
Lying on or over the stomach
Definition of 'Epigastric'
From: GCIDE
- Epigastric \Ep`i*gas"tric\, a. [Gr. ? over the belly; 'epi` upon + ? belly: cf. F. ['e]pigastrique.]
- 1. (Anat.) Pertaining to the epigastrium, or to the epigastric region. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zo["o]l.) Over the stomach; -- applied to two of the areas of the carapace of crabs. [1913 Webster]
- Epigastric region. (Anat.) (a) The whole upper part of the abdomen. (b) An arbitrary division of the abdomen above the umbilical and between the two hypochondriac regions. [1913 Webster]