hypochondrialadj.
/ˌhʌɪpə(ʊ)ˈkɒndrɪəl/, U.S. /ˌhaɪpoʊˈkɑndriəl/, /ˌhaɪpəˈkɑndriəl/ Designating each of the two regions of the upper abdomen which lie beneath the ribs on either side of the epigastrium (see hypochondrium n. 1); arising or located in a hypochondrium; = hypochondriac adj. 3a.
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reined?1523
hypochondrial1601
lumbar1656
lumbary1672
lumbal1696
1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. Catal. Words Art Hypochondriall parts, be the flanks or soft parts under the short ribs.
1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 650 Of it they make plaisters to asswage the Hypochondriall inflammations and ventosity in the sides.
1630 E. Poeton Bonham's Chyrurgians Closet 225 It assuageth vehement paine; and abates the hypochondriall tensions.
1726 J. Floyer Comment Hist. Hippocrates ii. 130 And we may observe Hæmorrhagies, Fluxes, Mensium, and Dysenteries, to be critical in our Causus, Vomitings and Purgings in our hypochondrial Obstructions, which makes a Crisis in our remittents.
1837 W. Macgillivray Hist. Brit. Birds I. 89 The feathers covering the back are named dorsal; the breast, pectoral; the sides, hypochondrial or lateral.
1879 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 4 Oct. 534/2 A coachman was, in 1854, attacked by deep inflammation in the left hypochondrial region, terminating in abscess.
1928 Jrnl. Infectious Dis. 42 539 These patients [with carbohydrate intolerance] usually had the following symptoms: constipation, fatigue, meteorism, precordial or hypochondrial pain, [etc.].
1960 Clin. Radiol. 11 75/1 Symptoms.—Left upper abdominal pain. Clinical findings.—Left hypochondrial mass.
1995 D. J. Weatherall et al. Oxf. Textbk. Med. (ed. 3) II. xiv. 2049/2 Right hypochondrial tenderness is present and is exacerbated by inspiration (Murphy's sign).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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