hypochondrium
English edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
hypochondrium (plural hypochondria)
- (anatomy) The upper region of the abdomen, underneath the lower ribs, each side of the epigastrium.
Translations edit
upper region of the abdomen
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Further reading edit
- “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.