hypochondrium

English - Turkish

Definition of hypochondrium in English Turkish dictionary

(Tıp) Merak nahiyesi, karnın kaburga kemikleri kıkırdağı ve kısa kaburgalar altında olan sağ ve sol bölgelerinden iri, geğrek, hipokondr

English - English

Definition of hypochondrium in English English dictionary

The upper region of the abdomen, below the lower ribs, each side of the epigastrium

the upper region of the abdomen just below the lowest ribs on either side of the epigastrium

{i} upper abdomen (Anatomy)

Either of the hypochondriac regions

Hyphenation

hy·po·chon·dri·um

Etymology

() From Latin hypochondrium Ancient Greek ὑποχόνδριον (hupochondrion, “the soft part of the body below the cartilage and above the navel”) ὑπό (hupo, “below”) + χόνδρος (chondros, “cartilage”).