- hy|po|chon|dri|um
- hy|po|chon|dri|um «HY puh KON dree uhm, HIHP uh-», noun, plural -dri|a.the upper region of the abdomen on either side.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
chon´dri|fi|ca´tion — chon|dri|fy «KON druh fy», transitive verb, intransitive verb, fied, fy|ing. to convert or be converted into cartilage. ╂[< chondri + fy] –chon´dri|fi|ca´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
chon|dri|fy — «KON druh fy», transitive verb, intransitive verb, fied, fy|ing. to convert or be converted into cartilage. ╂[< chondri + fy] –chon´dri|fi|ca´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
chon|dri|o|some — «KON dree uh sohm», noun. Biology. any one of the mitochondria, or minute bodies contained in the form of rods, granules, and threads in the cytoplasm of cells. ╂[< Greek chondríon small lump (< chóndros lump) + English some3] … Useful english dictionary
hy|po|chon|dri|ac — «HY puh KON dree ak, HIHP uh », noun, adjective. –n. a person who imagines that he is ill when he is not; person affected by hypochondria: »He was a hypochondriac and a crank, chronically dyspeptic and unamiable (Scientific American). –adj. 1.… … Useful english dictionary
mi|to|chon|dri|on — «MIHT uh KON dree uhn», noun, plural dri|a. singular of mitochondria … Useful english dictionary
per|i|chon|dri|um — «PEHR uh KON dree uhm», noun, plural dri|a « dree uh». a membrane of fibrous connective tissue covering the surface of cartilages except at the joints. ╂[< New Latin perichondrium < Greek peri around + chóndros cartilage] … Useful english dictionary
hy|po|chon|dri|a — «HY puh KON dree uh, HIHP uh », noun. 1. an abnormal anxiety over one s health, often involving imaginary illnesses accompanied by actual pains. 2. low spirits without any real reason. 3. plural of hypochondrium. ╂[< Late Latin hypochondria… … Useful english dictionary
mi|to|chon|dri|al — «MY tuh KON dree uhl», adjective. of or having to do with the mitochondria … Useful english dictionary
mi|to|chon|dri|a — «MY tuh KON dree uh», noun, plural of mitochondrion. minute sausage shaped structures found in the cytoplasm of cells, containing many enzymes important for cell metabolism. They produce most of the energy required by the cells. Mitochondria… … Useful english dictionary
per|i|chon|dri|al — «PEHR uh KON dree uhl», adjective. of or having to do with the perichondrium … Useful english dictionary