hypochondrium

hy·po·chon·dri·um  (hp-kndr-m)

n. pl. hy·po·chon·dri·a (-dr-)

The upper lateral region of the abdomen, marked by the lower ribs.

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[New Latin, from Greek hupokhondrion, abdomen; see hypochondria.]

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hypochondrium - the upper region of the abdomen just below the lowest ribs on either side of the epigastrium region, area - a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve; "in the abdominal region" abdomen, belly, stomach, venter - the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis