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Definition of Hypochondrium

1. Noun. The upper region of the abdomen just below the lowest ribs on either side of the epigastrium.

Definition of Hypochondrium

1. n. Either of the hypochondriac regions.

Definition of Hypochondrium

1. Noun. (anatomy) The upper region of the abdomen, below the lower ribs, each side of the epigastrium. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Hypochondrium

1. Either of the hypochondriac regions. Origin: L, fr. Gr, from under the cartilage of the breastbone; under + cartilage. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hypochondrium

Literary usage of Hypochondrium

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Differential diagnosis by Richard Clarke Cabot (1911)
"CHAPTER VII PAIN IN THE LEFT hypochondrium THE left hypochondrium is not ... Many discomforts arising from the stomach are felt in the left hypochondrium, ..."

2. The Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica: A Record of the Positive Effects of by Timothy Field Allen (1876)
"A lame pain in left hypochondrium for half an hour, aggravated by motion, ... Dull pain in left hypochondrium, when lying upon the left side, at ! ..."

3. The Concordance Repertory of the More Characteristic Symptoms of the Materia by William D. Gentry (1890)
"Aching pain in 1. hypochondrium, with aching in all limbs. ... Cutting in 1. hypochondrium on walking rapidily, as if a hard, sharp, movable piece was there ..."

4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"Of the two extremities of the liver the right is truck and. massive, and lies deep in tho right hypochondrium, in contact with the diaphragm ; the left is ..."

5. The Student's guide to medical diagnosis by Samuel Fenwick, William Soltau Fenwick (1897)
"RIGHT hypochondrium.—Tumours of the liver, kidney, and gall-bladder are most generally found in this locality. 490. There are a number of different diseases ..."

6. An Index of differential diagnosis of main symptoms by Herbert French (1918)
"Pain in tlie left hypochondrium may proceed from :— The Stomach.- Any painful condition of the stomach may cause pain to be felt below the left costal ..."

7. The London Medical Gazette (1828)
"When the surface of the liver is inflamed, there is much more symptomatic febrile action ; the pain in the right hypochondrium is more acute and pungent, ..."

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