epigastrium

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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

Goneness in epigastrium; vertigo while sitting, with heat of face and blurred vision.

From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Anshutz, Edward Pollock

At all stages of the disease it is somewhat sore under pressure, especially at the epigastrium, and it generally has a doughy feel.

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

External applications to the epigastrium usually afford some relief to nausea at any stage of yellow fever.

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