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語源

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.

名詞

hypochondrium (plural hypochondria)

1. (anatomy) The upper region of the abdomen, covering the upperribs, at each side of the epigastrium.

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Further reading

• “hypochondrium”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “hypochondrium”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• “hypochondrium”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.