EPIGASTRIC REFLEX
\ˌɛpɪɡˈastɹɪk ɹˈiːflɛks], \ˌɛpɪɡˈastɹɪk ɹˈiːflɛks], \ˌɛ_p_ɪ_ɡ_ˈa_s_t_ɹ_ɪ_k ɹ_ˈiː_f_l_ɛ_k_s]\
Definitions of EPIGASTRIC REFLEX
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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A contraction of the upper portion of the rectus abdominis muscle when the skin of the epigastrium above is scratched.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
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stimulation in fifth and sixth intercostal spaces near axilla dimples the epigastrium.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
