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Noun: epigastric fossa
  1. A slight depression in the midline just below the sternum (where a blow can affect the solar plexus)
    - pit of the stomach

Derived forms: epigastric fossae

Type of: fossa, pit

Part of: breadbasket, stomach, tum, tummy [informal]

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