Associations to the word «Hypochondrium»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

HYPOCHONDRIUM, noun. The upper region of the abdomen just below the lowest ribs on either side of the epigastrium.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats