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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”).

hypochondrium (plural hypochondria)

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

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