hypochondrium n : the upper region of the abdomen just below the lowest ribs on either side of the epigastrium [also: hypochondria (pl)]
hypochondria n : chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments [syn: hypochondriasis]
hypochondria See hypochondrium
Hypochondria \Hy`po*chon"dri*a\, n. [NL.] (Med.) Hypochondriasis; melancholy; the blues.
Hypochondrium \Hy`po*chon"dri*um\, n.; pl. L. Hypochondria, E. Hypochondriums. [L., fr. Gr. ?, from ? under the cartilage of the breastbone; ? under + ? cartilage.] (Anat.) Either of the hypochondriac regions.