Hypochondrium

Origin

From Latin hypochondrium, from Ancient Greek ὑποχόνδριον (hupochondrion, "the soft part of the body below the cartilage and above the navel"), from ὑπό (hupo, "below") + χόνδρος (chondros, "cartilage").

Full definition of hypochondrium

Noun

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