noun
Meaning 1
A pain in the epigastric region.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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epigastralgia
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h1épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h1epi Proto-Hellenic *epí Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí) Ancient Greek ἐπῐ- (epĭ-)der. English epi- Proto-Indo-European *gres-der. Ancient Greek γρᾰ́ω (grắō) Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Ancient Greek -τήρ (-tḗr) Ancient Greek γᾰστήρ (găstḗr)der. English gastro- Ancient Greek *h2leg-der.? Ancient Greek ἄλγος (álgos) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -αλγία (-algía)lbor. New Latin -algialbor. English -algia English epigastralgia From epi- + gastro- + -algia.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Italian: epigastralgia — pain in the epigastrium
- Spanish: epigastralgia — pain in the epigastrium