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Definition of: hypochondrium
(hī′pə·kon′drē·əm, hip′ə-) noun plural ·dri·a (-drē·ə) Anat.
That region of the abdomen situated on either side under the costal cartilages and short ribs. [<NL <Gk. hypochondrion. See HYPOCHONDRIA.]
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