HYPOCHONDRIAC

hypochondriac, hypochondriacal

(adjective) suffering from hypochondria

hypochondriac

(noun) a patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

hypochondriac (comparative more hypochondriac, superlative most hypochondriac)

Related to, or affected by hypochondria

Related to, or located in the hypochondrium.

Noun

hypochondriac (plural hypochondriacs)

A person affected with hypochondria.

Synonyms

• valetudinarian

Source: Wiktionary

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Hy`po*chon"dri*ac, a. Etym: [Gr. hypocondriaque, formerly spelt hypochondriaque.]

1. Of or pertaining to hypochondria, or the hypochondriac regions.

2. Affected, characterized, or produced, by hypochondriasis. Hypochondriac region (Anat.), a region on either side of the abdomen beneath the cartilages of the false ribs, beside the epigastric, and above the lumbar, region.

Hy`po*chon"dri*ac, n.

Definition: A person affected with hypochondriasis. He had become an incurable hypochondriac. Macaulay.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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