hypochondrium

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hypochondrium

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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.

noun hypochondria

The upper region of the abdomen, covering the upperribs, at each side of the epigastrium.

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noun upper region of the abdomen

Español	hipocondrio
中文	季肋部 jìlèibù
Português	hipocôndrio
Français	hypocondre
Deutsch	Hypochondrium
Italiano	ipocondrio

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@misc{hypochondrium_2026,
  title = {hypochondrium},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hypochondrium},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}