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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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.
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