valetudinarian
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ɪˌtud noun
1.
an invalid.
2.
a person who is excessively concerned about his or her poor health or ailments.
adjective
3.
in poor health; sickly; invalid.
4.
excessively concerned about one's poor health or ailments.
5.
of, pertaining to, or characterized by invalidism.
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valetudinarian or valetudinary (ˌvælɪˌtjuːdɪˈnɛərɪən, ˌvælɪˈtjuːdɪnərɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -narians, -naries | |
| 1. | a person who is or believes himself to be chronically sick; invalid |
| 2. | a person excessively worried about the state of his health; hypochondriac |
| —adj | |
| 3. | relating to, marked by, or resulting from poor health |
| 4. | being a valetudinarian |
| 5. | trying to return to a healthy state |
| [C18: from Latin valētūdō state of health, from valēre to be well] | |
| valetudinary or valetudinary | |
| —n | |
| —adj | |
| [C18: from Latin valētūdō state of health, from valēre to be well] | |
| valetudi'narianism or valetudinary | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
valetudinarian
"one who is constantly concerned with his own ailments," 1703, from valetudinary (1581), from L. valetudinarius, from valetudo "state of health," from valere "be strong" (see valiant) + -tudo, abstract noun suffix. Valetudinary (adj.) "sickly" is recorded from 1581.
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Medical Dictionary
valetudinarian val·e·tu·di·nar·i·an (vāl'ĭ-t&oomacr;d'n-âr'ē-ən, -ty&oomacr;d'-)
n.
A sickly or weak person, especially one who is constantly and morbidly concerned with his or her health. adj.
Chronically ailing; sickly.
Constantly and morbidly concerned with one's health.
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But besides the self-deception, the strong and hasty laborers of the street do not work well with the chronic valetudinarian.
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