'Hypochondriac region' definitions:

Definition of 'Hypochondriac region'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Affected, characterized, or produced, by hypochondriasis. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]