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Pertaining to the epigastrium, or to the epigastric region.

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  1. a. Pertaining to the epigastrium, or to the epigastric region.
  2. a. Over the stomach; -- applied to two of the areas of the carapace of crabs.
  3. adj. of or relating to the anterior walls of the abdomen
  4. adj. lying on or over the stomach
  5. 1. (Anat.) Pertaining to the epigastrium, or to the epigastric region. 2. (Zoöl.) Over the stomach; -- applied to two of the areas of the carapace of crabs. 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.
  6. Pertaining to the epigastrium, or to the epigastric region.
  7. j:100 a. of or relating to the anterior walls of the abdomen a. lying on or over the stomach