Hypochondrium

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The upper lateral region of the abdomen, marked by the lower ribs.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The upper region of the abdomen, below the lower ribs, each side of the epigastrium.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Either of the hypochondriac regions.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In anatomy: In human anat, a superior and lateral part of the abdomen, beneath the lower ribs; one of the specific regions of the abdomen, situated on either side of the epigastrium, above the lumbar regions. See abdominal regions, under abdominal.
  • n. Some abdominal region corresponding to the above, as the flank or side of the rump of a bird; an iliac region.
  • n. plural In entomology, two lateral pieces at the base of the abdomen beneath, behind the metasternum and posterior coxæ: so called bv Kirby.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the upper region of the abdomen just below the lowest ribs on either side of the epigastrium
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    region    area   
    Variant
    hypochondria   
     
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