EPIGASTRIC REGION
\ˌɛpɪɡˈastɹɪk ɹˈiːd͡ʒən], \ˌɛpɪɡˈastɹɪk ɹˈiːdʒən], \ˌɛ_p_ɪ_ɡ_ˈa_s_t_ɹ_ɪ_k ɹ_ˈiː_dʒ_ə_n]\
Definitions of EPIGASTRIC REGION
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Is the superior region of the abdomen, comprised between the false ribs on each side, and extending from the lower surface of the diaphragm to two fingers breadth above the umbilicus. It is divided into three parts, one middle, the epigastrium,-and two lateral, the hypochondria.
By Robley Dunglison
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