Definition of Epigastrium. Meaning of Epigastrium. Synonyms of Epigastrium

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Definition of Epigastrium

Epigastrium
Epigastrium Ep`i*gas"tri*um, n. [NL., from Gr. ?.] (Anat.) The upper part of the abdomen.

Meaning of Epigastrium from wikipedia

- In anatomy, the epigastrium (or epigastric region) is the upper central region of the abdomen. It is located between the costal margins and the subcostal...
- thoracic cage, being separated by the epigastrium. The liver is in the right hypochondrium, extending through the epigastrium and reaching the left hypochondrium...
- Spleen pain is a pain felt from the left upper quadrant of the abdomen or epigastrium where the human spleen is located or neighboring. Splenomegaly can result...
- less consistently than in the female, but typically starts with the epigastrium (upper abdomen), spreads across the chest, then continues to the neck...
- right hypochondriac/hypochondrium epigastric/epigastrium left hypochondriac/hypochondrium right lumbar/flank/latus/lateral umbilical left lumbar/flank/latus/lateral...
- of the skin to pain. Boas' algesimeter measures sensitivity over the epigastrium. The AlgiScan, used for measuring the analgesia level in patients during...
- through a weakened area in the walls of the abdomen. It may develop in the epigastrium (upper, central part of the abdomen). Epigastric hernias are more common...
- sign of acute appendicitis. The clinical sign of referred pain in the epigastrium when pressure is applied is also known as Aaron's sign. Specific localization...
- are the left and right hypochondriac regions, on either side of the epigastrium; the left and right lumbar flank regions, on either side of the umbilical...
- Aaron's sign is a referred pain felt in the epigastrium upon continuous firm pressure over McBurney's point. It is a non-specific sign of appendicitis...