Ep'i-gās'tri-al or Ep'i-gās'tric, a.

a. [Fr. épigastrique, Gr. ἐπιγάστριος, belonging to the stomach or belly, from ἐπὶ and γαστήρ, belly.] (Anat.) Pertaining to the upper and anterior part of the abdomen; as, the epigastric region; the epigastric arteries and veins. Quincy.