1.
[syn: hypochondria, hypochondriasis]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hypochondriasis \Hy`po*chon"dri*a*sis\, n. [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.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hypochondria \Hy`po*chon"dri*a\, n. [NL.] (Med.)
An excessive concern about one's own health, particularly a
morbid worry about illnesses which a person imagines are
affecting him, often focusing on specific symptoms; also
called hypochondriasis.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
hypochondriasis
n 1: chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and
ailments [syn: hypochondria, hypochondriasis]
The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906):
HYPOCHONDRIASIS, n. Depression of one's own spirits.
Some heaps of trash upon a vacant lot
Where long the village rubbish had been shot
Displayed a sign among the stuff and stumps --
"Hypochondriasis." It meant The Dumps.
Bogul S. Purvy