hypochondriac region

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hypochondriac region - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hypochondriac \Hy`po*chon"dri*ac\, a. [Gr. ? affocated in the
     hypochondrium: cf. F. hypocondriaque, formerly spelt
     hypochondriaque.]
     1. Of or pertaining to hypochondria, or the hypochondriac
        regions.
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     2. Affected, characterized, or produced, by hypochondriasis.
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     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.
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