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   Hy·po·chon·dri·ac

   /ˌhīpōˈkändrēˌak/

   

   noun

   • 1. a person who is abnormally anxious about their health.

   adjective

   • 1. another term for hypochondriacal

   Word Origin late 16th century: coined in French from Greek hupokhondriakos, from hupokhondria (see hypochondria).

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › hypochondriacHypochondriac Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   : an individual affected with hypochondria or hypochondriasis A person can be said to be a hypochondriac when his or her preoccupation with health or disease is so intense that it disrupts normal living habits and is disproportionate to any medical problems that actually exist.

3. www.psychologytoday.com › us › basicsHypochondria | Psychology Today

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   Hypochondria, or hypochondriasis, is a condition of extreme, preoccupying worry about having a medical disease or developing an illness. Patients experience not only...

4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › hypochondriaHypochondria Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of HYPOCHONDRIA is excessive concern about one's health especially when accompanied by imagined physical ailments; specifically : illness anxiety disorder. How to use hypochondria in a sentence.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › hypochondriacHYPOCHONDRIAC Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Hypochondriac definition: relating to, having, or experiencing hypochondria, an excessive preoccupation with or anxiety about one's health. See examples of HYPOCHONDRIAC used in a sentence.

6. www.mayoclinic.org › diseases-conditions › illness-anxietyIllness anxiety disorder - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

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   Apr 19, 2021 · Illness anxiety disorder, sometimes called hypochondriasis or health anxiety, is worrying excessively that you are or may become seriously ill. You may have no physical symptoms. Or you may believe that normal body sensations or minor symptoms are signs of severe illness, even though a thorough medical exam doesn't reveal a serious medical ...

7. my.clevelandclinic.org › health › diseasesIllness Anxiety Disorder (Hypochondria, Hypochondriasis) - ...

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   Feb 2, 2021 · People with illness anxiety disorder -- also called hypochondria or hypochondriasis -- have an unrealistic fear that they have a serious medical condition or fear that they’re at high risk of becoming ill. They may misinterpret typical body functions as signs of illness.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHYPOCHONDRIAC | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   HYPOCHONDRIAC definition: 1. a person who continuously worries about their health without having any reason to do so: 2. a…. Learn more.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHYPOCHONDRIAC definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

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   HYPOCHONDRIAC meaning: 1. a person who continuously worries about their health without having any reason to do so: 2. a…. Learn more.

10. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › hypochondriacHypochondriac - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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    noun. a patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments. see more. adjective. suffering from hypochondria. synonyms: hypochondriacal. neurotic, psychoneurotic. affected with emotional disorder. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Hypochondriac." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/hypochondriac.

11. www.dictionary.com › browse › hypochondriacHYPOCHONDRIAC Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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    produced by an excessive preoccupation with or anxiety about one's health: Hypochondriac feelings overwhelmed her. exhibiting excessive worry about one's health: Her hypochondriac roommate had been convinced that their apartment was killing them with black mold. Anatomy, Zoology. of or relating to the hypochondrium.