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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

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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stimulation in fifth and sixth intercostal spaces near axilla dimples the epigastrium.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

A r. muscular contraction producing a dimpling in the epigastric region; elicited by applying a stimulant to the skin over the sixth rib.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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