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hypochondriac
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hypochondriac /hy·po·chon·dri·ac/ (-kon´dre-ak)
1. pertaining to the hypochondrium.
2. pertaining to hypochondriasis.
3. a person with hypochondriasis.
hy·po·chon·dri·ac (hp-kndr-k)
n.
A person afflicted with hypochondria.
adj.
1. Relating to or afflicted with hypochondria.
2. Relating to or located in the left or right hypochondrium.
hypo·chon·dria·cal (-kn-dr-kl) adj.
hypochondriac
[-kon′drē·ak]
Etymology: Gk, hypo, under, chondros, cartilage
1  adj, pertaining to the regions of the upper abdomen beneath the lower ribs and lateral to the epigastric region. See also hypochondriac region.
2  n, a person who is so preoccupied with matters of ill health that the state of mind itself becomes a disability. hypochondriacal, adj.
hypochondriac
adjective 1 Referring to hypochondriasis–less commonly used than hypochondriacal 2 Referring to the hypochondriac region, hypochondrium noun An individual with hypochondriasis, see there


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