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EPIGASTRIC
epigastric
(adjective) lying on or over the stomach
epigastric
(adjective) of or relating to the anterior walls of the abdomen; “epigastric artery”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
epigastric (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to the epigastrium.
Synonym: epigastrial
Source: Wiktionary
Ep`i*gas"tric, a. Etym: [Gr. Ă©pigastrique.]
1. (Anat.)
Definition: Pertaining to the epigastrium, or to the epigastric region.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Over the stomach; -- applied to two of the areas of the carapace of crabs. Epigastric region. (Anat.) (a) The whole upper part of the abdomen. (b) An arbitrary division of the abdomen above the umbilical and between the two hypochondriac regions.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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EARTHSHAKING
(adjective) sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; “earthshaking proposals”; “the contest was no world-shaking affair”; “the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering”
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