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

Pain cramp-like, diffuse, although more localized in epigastrium.

From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Warfield, Louis Marshall

She catches glimpses of it over the fence or through the pickets, and her imagination or epigastrium is inflamed.

From The Galaxy Vol. 23, No. 1 by Various

Again, in cases where the vomiting and epigastric distress were severe and obstinate the application of a blister three inches square to the epigastrium is to be recommended.

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