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hypochondrium
SYN: hypochondriac region. [L. fr. G. hypochondrion, abdomen, belly, from hypo, under, + chondros, cartilage (of ribs)]

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hy·po·chon·dri·um -'kän-drē-əm n, pl -dria -drē-ə either hypochondriac region of the body

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n.
the upper lateral portion of the abdomen, situated beneath the lower ribs.
• hypochondriac adj.

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hy·po·chon·dri·um (hi″po-konґdre-əm) pl. hypochonґdria [hypo- + Gr. chondros cartilage] [TA] either of the superolateral regions of the abdomen, lateral to the epigastric region, overlying the costal cartilages. Called also regio hypochondriaca [TA alternative].

Medical dictionary. 2011.