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EPIGASTROCELE

\ˈɛpɪɡˌastɹə͡ʊsə͡l], \ˈɛpɪɡˌastɹə‍ʊsə‍l], \ˈɛ_p_ɪ_ɡ_ˌa_s_t_ɹ_əʊ_s_əl]\

Definitions of EPIGASTROCELE

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary

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Hernia, formed by the stomach; Gastrocele. This name has been given more especially to hernia, which occurs towards the upper part of the linea alba or in the epigastric region, whether formed or not by the stomach.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

Epigastric hernia.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

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