Meaning of HYPOCHONDRIUM
| Pronunciation: | | `hIpu'kândreeum
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[n] the upper region of the abdomen just below the lowest ribs on either side of the epigastrium |
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HYPOCHONDRIUM is a 13 letter word that starts with H. |
| | See Also: | | abdomen, area, belly, region, stomach, venter | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Hy`po*chon"dri*um\, n.; pl. L. {Hypochondria}, E.
{Hypochondriums}. [L., fr. Gr. ?, from ? under the cartilage
of the breastbone; ? under + ? cartilage.] (Anat.)
Either of the hypochondriac regions.
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