‖ hypogastrium
(hɪpəʊ-, haɪpəʊˈgæstrɪəm)
[mod.L., ad. Gr. ὑπογάστριον, f. ὑπό hypo- 1 + γαστήρ, γαστρ- belly. Cf. F. hypogastre (16th c. in Paré).]
The lowest region of the abdomen; spec. the central part of this, lying between the iliac regions.
| 1681 tr. Willis' Rem. Med. Wks. Vocab., Hypogastrium, the lower part of the belly. 1727–41 in Chambers Cycl. 1876 Gross Dis. Bladder etc. 18 Contusions of the perineum and hypogastrium. 1879 St. George's Hosp. Rep. IX. 247 Great pain over pubes and hypogastrium. |