hypochondrium

[ hahy-puh-kon-dree-uh m ]

/ ˌhaɪ pəˈkɒn dri əm /

noun, plural hy·po·chon·dri·a [hahy-puh-kon-dree-uh] /ˌhaɪ pəˈkɒn dri ə/. Anatomy.

either of two regions of the abdomen, situated on each side of the epigastrium and above the lumbar regions.

Nearby words

hypocholesterolemia, hypochondria, hypochondriac, hypochondriacal melancholia, hypochondriasis, hypochondrium, hypochondroplasia, hypochromasia, hypochromatic, hypochromatism, hypochromia

Origin of hypochondrium

1690–1700; < New Latin < Greek hypochóndrion abdomen. See hypochondria, -ium

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British Dictionary definitions for hypochondrium

hypochondrium

/ (ˌhaɪpəˈkɒndrɪəm) /

noun plural -dria (-drɪə)

anatomy the upper region of the abdomen on each side of the epigastrium, just below the lowest ribs

Word Origin for hypochondrium

C17: from New Latin, from Greek hupokhondrion; see hypochondria

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Medicine definitions for hypochondrium

hypochondrium

[ hī′pə-kŏn′drē-əm ]

n. pl. hy•po•chon•dri•a (-drē-ə)

The upper lateral region of the abdomen on either side of the epigastrium and below the lower ribs.