hypochondrium
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Etymology
From New Latin hypochondrium, from Ancient Greek ὑποχόνδριον (hupokhóndrion, “the soft part of the body below the cartilage and above the navel”), from ὑπό (hupó, “below”) + χόνδρος (khóndros, “cartilage”).
Noun
hypochondrium (plural hypochondria)
- (anatomy) The upper region of the abdomen, underneath the lower ribs, each side of the epigastrium.
Translations
upper region of the abdomen
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Further reading
- “hypochondrium”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “hypochondrium”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “hypochondrium”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.