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hypogastrium

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An area of the human abdomen residing below the umbilicus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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History

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὑπογάστριον (hupogástrion).

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: падбру́шша (padbrúšša) — area of the human abdomen residing below the umbilicus
  • Catalan: hipogastri — area of the human abdomen residing below the umbilicus
  • Czech: podbřišek — area of the human abdomen residing below the umbilicus
  • French: hypogastre — area of the human abdomen residing below the umbilicus
  • Polish: podbrzusze — area of the human abdomen residing below the umbilicus
  • Russian: подбрю́шье (podbrjúšʹje) — area of the human abdomen residing below the umbilicus
  • Spanish: hipogastrio — area of the human abdomen residing below the umbilicus
  • Ukrainian: підчере́в'я (pidčerévʺja) — area of the human abdomen residing below the umbilicus