Skin & body regions
Epigastric region
Regio epigastrica
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- Skin & body regions
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- Trunk
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- Regions of abdomen
DescriptionUnreviewed
In anatomy, the epigastrium (or epigastric region) is the upper central region of the abdomen.
It is located between the costal margins and the subcostal plane.
Pain may be referred to the epigastrium from damage to structures derived from the foregut.
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Names
- Latin
- Regio epigastrica
- English
- Epigastric region
- French
- Région épigastrique
- Spanish
- Región epigástrica
- Portuguese
- Região epigástrica