hypochondrium

[ hahy-puh-kon-dree-uhm ]

noun

, Anatomy.

, plural hy·po·chon·dri·a [hahy-p, uh, -, kon, -dree-, uh].

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

hypochondrium

/ ˌhaɪpəˈkɒndrɪəm /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of hypochondrium¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of hypochondrium¹

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

Example Sentences

It is not hepatitis that we are called upon to cure; it is to relieve a pain in the shoulder and in the hypochondrium, or a difficulty of lying on the left side.

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He was in no doubt about it, but at once pointed to the part of the belly nearest the left hypochondrium.

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In such cases there is not only spinal tenderness, but very usually also a well-marked tenderness in the epigastrium and the left hypochondrium, the trepied hysterique of Briquet.

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This is the hypochondrium of the olden time.

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On examining the right hypochondrium, which he described as swollen, there was evident indication of an enlarged liver, and he complained much of shooting pain in that region during a paroxysm of cough.

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