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hy•po•chon•dri•um
(hī′pə kon′drē əm),USA pronunciation n., pl. -dri•a (-drē ə).USA pronunciation [Anat.]
- Anatomyeither of two regions of the abdomen, situated on each side of the epigastrium and above the lumbar regions.
- Greek hypochóndrion abdomen. See hypochondria, -ium
- Neo-Latin
- 1690–1700
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