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hypochondrium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hypochon-dri-um
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: hypochondrium, ὑποχόνδριον

Inflected Forms

hypochondria (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

hypochondria hypochondriac hypochondriasis

Questions

What does hypochondrium mean?
The upper region of the abdomen, covering the upperribs, at each side of the epigastrium.
Where does hypochondrium come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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