hypochondrium

Meaning

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

Synonyms

hip

Translations

hipocondri

hipocondrio

hypocondre

região subcostal

ipocondrio

υποχόνδριο

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”). See also hypochondria, hypochondriac, and Wikipedia at hypochondriasis § Etymology.