noun
Origin: ModL < LL, pl., abdomen (the supposed seat of the condition) < pl. of Gr hypochondrion, soft part of the body below the cartilage of the breastbone < hypo- (see hypo-) + chondros, cartilage, by dissimilation < -chrondros < IE *ghren- < base *gher-, to pulverize, rub hard > grind, ground
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noun
Origin:
Origin: Late Latin, abdomen
Origin: , from Greek hupokhondria
Origin: , pl. of hupokhondrion, abdomen (held to be the seat of melancholy)
Origin: , from
Origin: neuter of hupokhondrios, under the cartilage of the breastbone
Origin: : hupo-, hypo-
Origin: + khondros, cartilage; see ghrendh- in Indo-European roots
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