pit of the stomach

noun

The epigastric region.

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epigastric fossa
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Meanings

nounpit of the stomach (plural pits of the stomach or pits of stomachs)

plural pits of the stomach · plural pits of stomachs

  1. anatomyThe epigastric region.

    Before stepping into the bath the head should be wet with cold water, and in the bath the pit of the stomach should first be sponged.

    1876, Eliza Bisbee Duffey, Our Behaviour: A Manual of Etiquette and Dress of the Best American Society, Philadelphia
  2. figurativelyThe part of a person's abdomen that experiences a fluttery sensation due to nervousness or excitement.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna slight depression in the midline just below the sternum (where a blow can affect the solar plexus)

Similar
epigastric fossa
Broader
pitfossa

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Māori mutu o te ate, tia
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Swedish maggrop
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Vietnamese mỏ ác
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APA

pit of the stomach. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pit%20of%20the%20stomach

MLA

“pit of the stomach.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pit%20of%20the%20stomach. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pit of the stomach,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pit%20of%20the%20stomach.

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