epigastrium

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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

An unspeakable terror seizes hold of him, and he no longer has any sensation but that of a burning contraction in the epigastrium.

From The Temptation of St. Antony or A Revelation of the Soul by Flaubert, Gustave

Dr. Head said: With orchitis or prostatitis, we also occasionally find that the patient complains of a pain at the epigastrium, representing the stomach area.

From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)

Mellish, whose epigastrium has been hurt, 'Tis said, by accident at Wiltstoken, Looked none the worse in the Australian's corner.

From The Admirable Bashville or, Constancy Unrewarded by Shaw, Bernard