Epigastrium
Upper central region of the abdomen / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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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Epigastrium | |
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Part of | abdomen |
Identifiers | |
Latin | regio epigastrica |
TA98 | A01.2.04.003 |
TA2 | 257 |
FMA | 20389 |
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