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hypochondre

hypochondre noun: the hypochondrium.

Noun

hypochondre (plural hypochondres)

  1. (obsolete) The hypochondrium.
    • This organ is ſituated in the ſuperior part of the abdomen, principally on the right ſide, occupies the epigaſtric and the right hypochondric regions, and ſometimes extends into the left hypochondre.1795, William Saunders, “Anatomical Description of the Liver”, in A Treatise on the Structure, Economy, and Diseases of the Liver; Together with an Inquiry into the Properties and Component Parts of...

Forms of hypochondre

pluralhypochondres
alternative formhypochonder

Origin of hypochondre

From French hypocondre (“hypochondrium”).

Questions about hypochondre

What does hypochondre mean?
Hypochondre means the hypochondrium.
What part of speech is hypochondre?
Hypochondre is a noun.
What is the plural of hypochondre?
The plural of hypochondre is hypochondres.

Words near hypochondre in the dictionary

  1. hypocholesterolemic
  2. hypocholesterolemics
  3. hypocholia
  4. hypocholinergia
  5. hypochondralgia
  6. hypochondre
  7. hypochondres
  8. hypochondria
  9. hypochondriac
  10. hypochondriacal
  11. hypochondriacally

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