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[syn: hypochondriac, hypochondriacal]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hypochondriac \Hy`po*chon"dri*ac\, a. [Gr. ? affocated in the
hypochondrium: cf. F. hypocondriaque, formerly spelt
hypochondriaque.]
1. Of or pertaining to hypochondria, or the hypochondriac
regions.
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2. Affected, characterized, or produced, by hypochondriasis.
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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.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hypochondriac \Hy`po*chon"dri*ac\, n.
A person affected with hypochondria.
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He had become an incurable hypochondriac. --Macaulay.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
hypochondriac
adj 1: suffering from hypochondria [syn: hypochondriac,
hypochondriacal]
n 1: a patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments