Body Location or Region
epigastrium

ep·i·gas·tri·um [ ep-i-gas-tree-uhm ]
Etymology:
Greek epi = upon + gaster = stomach
Definitions related to epigastrium:
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(epigastric region) The most superior, central area of the abdomen, lying immediately superior to the umbilicus and bounded laterally by the costal margins.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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(epigastric region) The upper central region of the abdomen between the costal margins and the subcostal plane.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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