NOUN | body | epigastric fossa, pit of the stomach | a slight depression in the midline just below the sternum (where a blow can affect the solar plexus) |
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Meaning | A slight depression in the midline just below the sternum (where a blow can affect the solar plexus). | |
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Synonym | pit of the stomach | |
Part of | stomach, tummy, tum, breadbasket | An enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal |
Broader | pit, fossa | A concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression) |
Spanish | boca del estómago | |
Catalan | boca del cor, boca de l'estómac |
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