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Webster 1913 Edition

Hypochondrium

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Hyˊpo-chon′dri-um

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Noun.

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pl. L.

Hypochondria

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, E.

Hypochondriums

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[L., fr. Gr. [GREEK], from [GREEK] under the cartilage of the breastbone; [GREEK] under + [GREEK] cartilage.]

(Anat.)

Either of the hypochondriac regions.