hypochondrium

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”).

Noun

hypochondrium (plural hypochondria)

1. (anatomy) The upper region of the abdomen, below the lower ribs, each side of the epigastrium.

Further reading

• hypochondrium in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• hypochondrium in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• hypochondrium at OneLook Dictionary Search