epi·gas·tric /ˌɛpɪˈgæstrɪk/
(a.)腹上部的
epi·gas·tric /ˌɛpəˈgæstrɪk/ 形容詞
上腹部的
Ep·i·gas·tric a.
1. Anat. Pertaining to the epigastrium, or to the epigastric region.
2. Zoöl. Over the stomach; -- applied to two of the areas of the carapace of crabs.
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.
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epigastric
adj 1: of or relating to the anterior walls of the abdomen;
"epigastric artery"
2: lying on or over the stomach