epigastric : Idioms & Phrases

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epigastric artery

  • noun one of three arteries supplying the anterior walls of the abdomen
    arteria epigastrica.
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epigastric fossa

  • noun a slight depression in the midline just below the sternum (where a blow can affect the solar plexus)
    pit of the stomach.
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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 vein

  • noun veins serving the anterior walls of the abdomen
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inferior epigastric vein

  • noun empties into the external iliac vein
    vena epigastrica inferior.
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superficial epigastric vein

  • noun empties into the great saphenous vein
    vena epigastrica superficialis.
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superior epigastric veins

  • noun veins that accompany the superior epigastric artery
    venae epigastricae superiores.
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