[val-i-tood-n-air-ee-uh-niz-uh
m, -tyood-] 
| the state, condition, or habits of a valetudinarian. |
| val·e·tu·di·nar·i·an (vāl'ĭ-tōōd'n-âr'ē-ən, -tyōōd'-) n. A sickly or weak person, especially one who is constantly and morbidly concerned with his or her health: "She affected to be spunky about her ailments and afflictions, but she was in fact an utterly self-centered valetudinarian" (Louis Auchincloss). adj.
[From Latin valētūdinārius, from valētūdō, valētūdin-, state of health, from valēre, to be strong or well; see wal- in Indo-European roots.] val'e·tu'di·nar'i·an·ism n. |