pit of the stomach

1. 1.

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

   Synonymsepigastric fossa

   Broaderpit

   Part ofstomach

Questions about pit of the stomach

What does pit of the stomach mean?

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

What is another word for pit of the stomach?

Close synonyms include epigastric fossa. 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.