Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for HY-PO-GAS'TRIC
HYP-O-CRIT'IC-AL-LYHY-PO-GAS'TRO-CELE
HY-PO-GAS'TRIC, a. [Gr. υπο, under, and γαστηρ, the belly.]
- Relating to the hypogastrium, or middle part of the lower region of the belly.
- An appellation given to the internal branch of the iliac artery. Encyc.
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