epigastrium

Example Sentences

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If you will refer to any recent authority on the subject you will find that the pain of appendicitis starts in the epigastrium, which is in the midline and above the navel.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Gnawing hunger pain in pains the of ulcer.'' epigastrium not Gurgling unlike in the the intestines "and sometimes a mild watery diarrhea.

From Time Magazine Archive

The one pole should be connected with the head-electrode, the other, by means of the surface board, applied alternately, to the epigastrium, chiefly, and to the hypogastric region.

From The Electric Bath by Schweig, George M.

"If that new medicine doesn't relieve that terrible feelin' in my epigastrium, doctor—an' I don't believe it's a-goin' to—I'll let you know," she remarked acidly.

From And So They Were Married by Kingsley, Florence Morse

I worked as long as I could, and—" "The epigastrium must be very painful.

From The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 6 of 6 by Sue, Eugène