epigastric fossa

1. 1.

   a slight depression in the midline just below the sternum (where a blow can affect the solar plexus)

   Synonymspit of the stomach

   Broaderpit

   Part ofstomach

Questions about epigastric fossa

What does epigastric fossa mean?

epigastric fossa means "a slight depression in the midline just below the sternum (where a blow can affect the solar plexus)".

What is another word for epigastric fossa?

Close synonyms include pit of the stomach. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.