Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
the upper region of the abdomen just below the lowest ribs on either side of the epigastrium;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
hypochondrium
n 1: the upper region of the abdomen just below the lowest ribs
on either side of the epigastrium