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Webster 1913 Edition
Hypochondriasis
Hyˊpo-chon′dri-a-sis
,Noun.
[NL. So named because supposed to have its seat in the hypochondriac regions. See
Hypochondriac
, Hypochondrium
, and cf. Hyp
, 1st Hypo
.] (Med.)
A mental disorder in which melancholy and gloomy views torment the affected person, particularly concerning his own health; a morbid and deluded belief that one is afflicted with disease.
Syn. – hypochondria.
Webster 1828 Edition
Hypochondriasis
HYPOCHONDRI'ASIS
,Noun.
Definition 2024
hypochondriasis
hypochondriasis
English
Noun
hypochondriasis (plural hypochondriases)
- (medicine) A mental disorder characterized by excessive fear of or preoccupation with a serious illness, despite medical testing and reassurance to the contrary.
Related terms
Translations
excessive fear of or preoccupation with a serious illness
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References
- Answers.com
- hypochondriasis in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- hypochondriasis in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- hypochondriasis at OneLook Dictionary Search