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Hypochondrium
In
anatomy
, the
division of the abdomen into regions
can employ a nine-region scheme, in which the
hypochondrium
is the upper part of the
abdomen
on either side, inferior to the
thorax
, in the area of the lower
ribs
. The
liver
is in the
right hypochondrium
; the
spleen
and much of the
stomach
are in the
left hypochondrium
. The
epigastrium
intervenes.
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