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hypogastric

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hypogastric /hy·po·gas·tric/ (-gas´trik)
1. inferior to the stomach.
2. pertaining to the hypogastrium.
3. pertaining to the internal iliac artery.

hypogastric
[-gas′trik]
Etymology: Gk, hypo, under, gaster, stomach
pertaining to the hypogastrium, the lower abdominal region below the umbilical region and between the right and left iliac regions.

hypogastric [hi″po-gas´trik]
pertaining to the hypogastrium.

hypogastric
pertaining to the hypogastrium.

hypogastric nerve
see Table 14.


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