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epigastrium

noun as in paunch

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A state of restlessness and agitation, often with general indisposition and a distressing sense of oppression at the epigastrium.

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Whether vomiting has occurred or not, patients nearly always express repugnance to the weight of the physician's hand over the epigastrium.

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When the north pole of a small magnet was held towards him, he described a drawing sensation proceeding outwards from the epigastrium, and as if a current of air went from him.

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Numbness of the arm, 1.Black vomit, 1.Alvine evacuations similar to the black vomit, 1.Sinking sensation at epigastrium, 2.Respiration only occasional—gasping, 4.

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In some cases symptoms of tenderness in the epigastrium, pains in the stomach after eating, vomiting and backache may suggest gastric ulcer.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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