Definition of HYPOCHONDRIUM

hypochondrium

Meanings

Plural: hypochondria

Noun

  • the upper region of the abdomen just below the lowest ribs on either side of the epigastrium
  • The upper region of the abdomen, covering the upperribs, at each side of the epigastrium.

Origin / 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”). See also hypochondria, hypochondriac, and Wikipedia at hypochondriasis § Etymology.

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