hypochondrium

Senso (Inglese)

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

Concetti

ipocondrio

sinonimi

hip

Traduzioni

hipocondri

hipocondrio

υποχόνδριο

hypocondre

região subcostal

Etimologia (Inglese)

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.