Hypertext Webster Gateway: "hypochondriasis"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
hypochondriasis
n : chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and
ailments [syn: {hypochondria}]
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