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EPIGASTRIC

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Lying on or over the stomach

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

epigastrium (the region lying on or over the stomach (just below the sternum))

Derivation:

epigastrium (the region lying on or over the stomach (just below the sternum))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or relating to the anterior walls of the abdomen

Example:

epigastric artery

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

abdominal wall (a wall of the abdomen)

Derivation:

epigastrium (the region lying on or over the stomach (just below the sternum))

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