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epigastria

Variant of epigastrium

noun pl. epigastria

Anat. the upper middle portion of the abdomen, including the area over and in front of the stomach

Origin: ModL < Gr epigastrion, neut. of epigastrios, over the stomach < epi-, upon + gastēr, the stomach: see gastro-

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