epigastric

[ ep-i-gas-trik ]

/ ˌɛp ɪˈgæs trɪk /

lying upon, distributed over, or pertaining to the epigastrium.

Origin of epigastric

First recorded in 1650–60; epigastr(ium) + -ic

The philosopher who goes up into the clouds to talk, and prefers gruel to trout before going, makes an epigastric mistake.

A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. |William Chauncey Bartlett
The epigastric region does not affect the brain but the brain affects the epigastric region.

The Magic Skin |Honore de Balzac
It is the solar plexus—the epigastric, sympathetic nervous system.

The Social Gangster |Arthur B. Reeve
Wound of the epigastric artery is the chief danger, for in all cases it is close to the neck of the sac.

A Manual of the Operations of Surgery |Joseph Bell

Spasm of the upper part of the rectus abdominis muscle may simulate a tumor in the epigastric region.

A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II |Various