'Epigastric region' definitions:

Definition of 'Epigastric region'

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]