Associations to the word «Epigastrium»

Wiktionary

EPIGASTRIUM, noun. (anatomy) The upper middle region of the abdomen, between the umbilical and hypochondriac regions.

Dictionary definition

EPIGASTRIUM, noun. The region lying on or over the stomach (just below the sternum).

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats