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Hypochondria

//ˌhaɪpə(ʊ)ˈkɒndriə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A formerly defined psychological disorder characterized by excessive preoccupation or worry about having a serious illness. No longer a current medical diagnosis; see hypochondriasis for more. uncountable

    "Near-synonym: hypochondriasis"

  2. 2
    plural of hypochondrium form-of, plural
  3. 3
    chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments wordnet
  4. 4
    Melancholy; depression. obsolete, uncountable

    "Such labours as these, if they do not shorten life, are calculated to make it wretched, for hypochondria invariably follows close upon them."

Etymology

From New Latin hypochondria (the morbid condition so called, supposed to have its seat in the upper part of the abdomen), from hypochondrium (see English hypochondrium for more).

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