The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hypogastric \Hyp`o*gas"tric\, a. [Cf. F. hypogastrique. See Hypogastrium.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the hypogastrium or the hypogastric region. Hypogastric region.
The lower part of the abdomen.
An arbitrary division of the abdomen below the umbilical and between the two iliac regions.
Wiktionary
a. (context anatomy English) Of or pertaining to the hypogastrium.
WordNet
Wikipedia
Hypogastric can refer to:
- The hypogastrium, a region of the abdomen
- The "hypogastric artery", an old name for the internal iliac artery
- The "hypogastric vein", an old name for the internal iliac vein
- The "hypogastric lymph nodes", also called the internal iliac lymph nodes
- The hypogastric nerve plexuses:
- superior hypogastric plexus
- inferior hypogastric plexus
Usage examples of "hypogastric".
Each attack was accompanied by pains in the back and hypogastric region, febrile disturbance, and a sanguineous discharge from the urethra, which resembled in color, consistency, etc.
She died at sixty-one of peripneumonia, and on postmortem examination a tumor was found occupying part of the hypogastric and umbilical regions.
It consists of a deficiency of the abdominal wall in the hypogastric region, in which is seen the denuded bladder.