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hypochondrium

hypochondrium noun: the upper region of the abdomen, covering the upperribs, at each side of the epigastrium.

hypochondrium: the upper region of the abdomen, covering the upperribs, at each side of the epigastrium
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Noun

hypochondrium (plural hypochondria)

  1. The upper region of the abdomen, covering the upperribs, at each side of the epigastrium.

hypochondrium meaning in Tamil

hypochondrium in Tamil

விலாவடி

Forms of hypochondrium

pluralhypochondria

Origin of hypochondrium

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”). See also hypochondria, hypochondriac, and Wikipedia at hypochondriasis § Etymology.

Questions about hypochondrium

What does hypochondrium mean?
Hypochondrium means the upper region of the abdomen, covering the upperribs, at each side of the epigastrium.
What is hypochondrium in Tamil?
Hypochondrium in Tamil is விலாவடி. See Hypochondrium meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hypochondrium?
Hypochondrium is a noun.
What is the plural of hypochondrium?
The plural of hypochondrium is hypochondria.

Words near hypochondrium in the dictionary

  1. hypochondric
  2. hypochondries
  3. hypochondrism
  4. hypochondrist
  5. hypochondrists
  6. hypochondrium
  7. hypochondrodysplasia
  8. hypochondrogenesis
  9. hypochondroplasia
  10. hypochondroplasias
  11. hypochondroplastic

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