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h 4 y 4 p 3 o 1 c 3 h 4 o 1 n 1 d 2 r 1 i 1 u 1 m 3

13 letters · 29 points in Scrabble

Meaning

noun the upper region of the abdomen just below the lowest ribs on either side of the epigastrium

originFrom 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.

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