epigastrium
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ep·i·gas·tri·um
(ĕp'ĭ-găs'trē-əm) 
n., pl., -tri·a (-trē-ə).
The upper middle region of the abdomen.
n., pl., -tri·a (-trē-ə).
The upper middle region of the abdomen.
[New Latin, from Greek epigastrion, from neuter of epigastrios, over the belly : epi-, epi- + gastēr, gastr-, stomach.]
epigastric ep'i·gas'tric (-trĭk) adj.American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary:
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ep·i·gas·tri·um
(ĕp'ĭ-găs'trē-əm)
n., pl. -tri·a (-trē-ə).
n., pl. -tri·a (-trē-ə).
The highest of three median regions of the abdomen, lying above the umbilical region and between the hypochondriac regions.
ep'i·gas'tric (-trĭk) adj.Saunders Veterinary Dictionary:
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epigastrium
The cranial and middle region of the abdomen, located within the sternal angle.
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