What Is the Hypogastrium?
Body part name. Refers to the middle of the lower abdomen. "Lingshu Jing Meridian": "The veins of liver and foot Jue Yin, ... into the hair, pass through the vagina, reach the lower abdomen, and hold the stomach".
- [xio fù]
- Chinese name
- Lower abdomen
- Foreign name
- The lower abdomen
- Location
- Between pelvis and chest
- Features
- Place for digestion and absorption
- Body part name. Refers to the middle of the lower abdomen. "Lingshu Jing Meridian": "The veins of liver and foot Jue Yin, ... into the hair, pass through the vagina, reach the lower abdomen, and hold the stomach".
- The human abdomen (Latin "Abdomen") is the body part between the pelvis and chest.
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- Functionally, the abdomen is where most of the digestive tract resides, meaning that digestion and absorption occur here.