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hypochondriac

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hy⋅po⋅chon⋅dri⋅ac

  [hahy-puh-kon-dree-ak]
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–adjective
1. Also, hy⋅po⋅chon⋅dri⋅a⋅cal  [hahy-poh-kuhn-drahy-uh-kuhl] . Psychiatry.
a. pertaining to or suffering from hypochondria.
b. produced by hypochondria.
2. Anatomy, Zoology. of or pertaining to the hypochondrium.
–noun
3. Psychiatry. a person suffering from or subject to hypochondria.
4. a person who worries or talks excessively about his or her health.
Origin:
1605–15; < NL hypochondriacus < Gk hypochondriakós affected in the upper abdomen. See hypochondria, -ac

Related forms:
hy⋅po⋅chon⋅dri⋅a⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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hy·po·chon·dri·ac   (hī'pə-kŏn'drē-āk')   
n.  A person affected with hypochondria.
adj.  

  1. Relating to or affected with hypochondria.

  2. Anatomy Relating to or located in the hypochondrium.

hy'po·chon·dri'a·cal (-kŏn-drī'ə-kəl) adj., hy'po·chon·dri'a·cal·ly adv.
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Cultural Dictionary

hypochondriac [(heye-puh-kon-dree-ak)]

A person who constantly believes he or she is ill or about to become ill.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1hy·po·chon·dri·ac
Pronunciation: -drE-"ak
Function: adjective
1 : HYPOCHONDRIACAL
2 a : situated below the costal cartilages b : of, relating to, orbeing the two abdominal regions lying on either side of the epigastric region and above the lumbar regions

Main Entry: 2hypochondriac
Function: noun
: an individual affected with hypochondria or hypochondriasis hypochondriacwhen his or her preoccupation with health or disease is so intense that it disrupts normal living habits —People>
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Medical Dictionary

hypochondriac hy·po·chon·dri·ac (hī'pə-kŏn'drē-āk')
n.
A person afflicted with hypochondria. adj.

  1. Relating to or afflicted with hypochondria.

  2. Relating to or located in the left or right hypochondrium.

hy'po·chon·dri'a·cal (-kŏn-drī'ə-kəl) adj.

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