The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hypochondriac region
Hypochondriac \Hy`po*chon"dri*ac\, a. [Gr. ? affocated in the hypochondrium: cf. F. hypocondriaque, formerly spelt hypochondriaque.]
Of or pertaining to hypochondria, or the hypochondriac regions.
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Affected, characterized, or produced, by hypochondriasis.
Hypochondriac region (Anat.), a region on either side of the abdomen beneath the cartilages of the false ribs, beside the epigastric, and above the lumbar, region.