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[syn: hypochondria, hypochondriasis]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hypochondrium \Hy`po*chon"dri*um\, n.; pl. L. Hypochondria, E.
Hypochondriums. [L., fr. Gr. ?, from ? under the cartilage
of the breastbone; ? under + ? cartilage.] (Anat.)
Either of the hypochondriac regions.
[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):
hypochondria
n 1: chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and
ailments [syn: hypochondria, hypochondriasis]