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epigastrium

/ep-i-gas-tree-uhm/US // ˌɛp ɪˈgæs tri əm //UK // (ˌɛpɪˈɡæstrɪəm) //

上腹,胸部,上胸,上腹部

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n.名词 noun
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    plural ep·i·gas·tri·a [ep-i-gas-tree-uh]. /ˌɛp ɪˈgæs tri ə/. Anatomy.

    • : the upper and median part of the abdomen, lying over the stomach.

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Examples

  • Immediately he received a blow in the epigastrium that stretched him almost insensible on the floor.

  • The voice emanated from the epigastrium of a huge fellow-wanderer in this wilderness, who was mounted upon a fiery steed.

  • It was then that the right hand was made to grip the left and press it more energetically than ever against the epigastrium.

  • Of all applications to the epigastrium, a cold wet towel occasionally sprinkled with chloroform is the best.

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