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hypochondrium vs region

region vs hypochondrium

hypochondrium and region both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hypochondrium Yes No No No
region Yes No No No
As nouns, region is a hypernym of hypochondrium; that is, region is a word with a broader meaning than hypochondrium:
  • hypochondrium: the upper region of the abdomen just below the lowest ribs on either side of the epigastrium
  • region: a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve
Other hypernyms of hypochondrium include area.
hypochondrium (noun) region (noun)
the upper region of the abdomen just below the lowest ribs on either side of the epigastrium a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve
a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about
the extended spatial location of something
a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth
the approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in `in the region of')
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