different between hypochondriac vs epigastrium

English

Alternative forms

• hypochondriack (obsolete)

Etymology

From French hypocondriaque, from Ancient Greek ????????????? (hupokhondriakós, “of the region between the ribs and navel”), from ??????????? (hupokhóndrios, “the space between the ribs and the navel”), from ??? (hupó, “below”) + ??????? (khóndros, “cartilage”)

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?ha?p???k?nd?iæk/, /?ha?p??k?nd?iæk/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?ha?po??k??nd?iæk/, /?ha?p??k??nd?iæk/

Adjective

hypochondriac (comparative more hypochondriac, superlative most hypochondriac)

1. Related to, or affected by hypochondria
2. Related to, or located in the hypochondrium.

Translations

Noun

hypochondriac (plural hypochondriacs)

1. A person affected with hypochondria.

Synonyms

• valetudinarian

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English

Noun

epigastrium (plural epigastria)

1. (anatomy) The upper middle region of the abdomen, between the umbilical and hypochondriac regions.
   • 1839, Robley Dunglison, Dunglison's American medical library

     In cases of extreme thickening of the coats of the stomach, of a scirrhoid character, where the suffering patients are almost worn out with constant pain, such remedies, applied over the epigastrium, most materially alleviate the distress.

Related terms

• epigastrial
• epigastralgia
• epigastric

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