Skin & body regions
Hypogastric region
Regio hypogastrica
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- Regions of abdomen
DescriptionUnreviewed
The hypogastrium (also called the hypogastric region or suprapubic region) is a region of the abdomen located below the umbilical region.
The pubis bone constitutes its lower limit.
The roots of the word hypogastrium mean "below the stomach"; the roots of suprapubic mean "above the pubic bone".
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Names
- Latin
- Regio hypogastrica
- English
- Hypogastric region
- French
- Région hypogastrique
- Spanish
- Región hipogástrica
- Portuguese
- Região hipogástrica