epigastrium

A noun referring to the region of the body located on or over the stomach, just below the sternum.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa a região superior e média do abdome, situada logo abaixo do esterno e acima do umbigo.

1. Upper central abdominal region C1 formal medical

   The part of the upper abdomen located just below the sternum, overlying the stomach.

   • The patient reported a sharp pain in the epigastrium after eating.
   • The doctor palpated the epigastrium to check for tenderness.
   • An ulcer can cause a burning sensation in the epigastrium.

   🇵🇹Epigástrio

   Sinônimos: pit of the stomach

• epigastria plural form
• epigastria's possessive plural form
• epigastrium's possessive singular form