EPIGASTRIC REFLEX
\ˌɛpɪɡˈastɹɪk ɹˈiːflɛks], \ˌɛpɪɡˈastɹɪk ɹˈiːflɛks], \ˌɛ_p_ɪ_ɡ_ˈa_s_t_ɹ_ɪ_k ɹ_ˈiː_f_l_ɛ_k_s]\
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stimulation in fifth and sixth intercostal spaces near axilla dimples the epigastrium.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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