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epigastrium

[ep-i-gas-tree-uhm] / ˌɛp ɪˈgæs tri əm /


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"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

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

Nausea and vomiting are among the earliest symptoms, and distress at the epigastrium, with tenderness, may attend or even precede the chill.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

A blister was applied to the epigastrium on the 15th of February, seven days after her admission.

From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Franklin Bache

Hicks, sitting weakly on a log, his hands clasped across his outraged epigastrium, watched Chartrand’s gyrations with huge satisfaction, and roared vindictive sarcasm at the final catastrophe.

From The Boss of Wind River by A. M. (Arthur Murray) Chisholm




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