hypochondrium

Significat (Anglès)

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

Conceptes

hipocondri

Sinònims

hip

Traduccions

hipocondrio

υποχόνδριο

hypocondre

ipocondrio

região subcostal

Etimologia (Anglès)

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.