• (a.) Pertaining to the epigastrium, or to the epigastric region. • (a.) Over the stomach; -- applied to two of the areas of the carapace of crabs. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/epigastric/
Ep`i·gas'tric adjective [ Greek ... over the belly; 'epi` upon + ... belly: confer French épigastrique .] 1. (Anat.) Pertaining to the epigastrium, or to the epigastric region. 2. (Zoology) Over the stomach; -- applied to two of the areas of the carapac... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/E/54