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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A person affected with hypochondria.
  2. adj. Relating to or affected with hypochondria.
  3. adj. Anatomy Relating to or located in the hypochondrium.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. In anat: Situated below the cartilages of the ribs—that is, under the “shortribs”: specifically applied in human anatomy to the region of either hypochondrium. See third cut under abdominal.
  2. Same as hypochondria!.
  3. In entomology, of or pertaining to the hypochondria, or basal ventral plates of the abdomen: as, the hypochondriac segment.
  4. In pathology, suffering from hypochondria; morbidly anxious about one's health, and affected with general depression of spirits; also, characteristic of or produced by hypochondria.
  5. n. A person affected with hypochondria; one who is morbidly anxious about his health, and generally depressed.

Wiktionary

  1. adj. Related to, or affected by hypochondria
  2. adj. Related to, or located in the hypochondrium.
  3. n. A person affected with hypochondria.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. adj. Of or pertaining to hypochondria, or the hypochondriac regions.
  2. adj. Affected, characterized, or produced, by hypochondriasis.
  3. n. A person affected with hypochondria.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. a patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments
  2. adj. suffering from hypochondria

Etymologies

  1. From Ancient Greek ὑποχονδριακός (hupochondriakos, "of the region between the ribs and navel"), from ὑποχόνδριος (hupochondrios, "the space between the ribs and the navel"), from ὑπό (hupo, "below") + χόνδρος (chondros, "cartilage") (Wiktionary)

Examples

  • “Even the worst hypochondriac is limited (by time if nothing) in how many healthcare dollars he can suck up.”

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  • “And David in Denton, Texas: "I made fun of all of those I referred to as hypochondriac, you know, always in for checkups.”

    CNN Transcript Mar 7, 2006

  • “Note to self: watching House MD cultivates my inner hypochondriac, which is very bad for my sanity.”

    House MD

  • “I'm still labelled a hypochondriac, a lier, someone who's making things up.”

    BlogHer - Comments

  • “Here, I'm viewed as a typical white person who can't handle pain. * sigh* I've been called a hypochondriac pretty much my entire life by pretty much the entire medical community.”

    BlogHer - Comments

  • “And if you get a history of going in and mentioning things that have not really been a problem very long, if you're not very lucky, you get a doctor who writes down "hypochondriac" or "drug-seeking," and then when it's still a problem later, you've got that to deal with.”

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  • “I am a recovered hypochondriac, meaning that medical stoicism has become a matter of honor for me.”

    The Washington Post: Oh, snap! Crackle and pop

  • “I would like to point out that my own hip problems of a while ago have gone away, lest anyone believe this is some kind of hypochondriac blog.”

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  • “In the company of these eminent Victorians, the feeble Spencer presides as a kind of hypochondriac in chief.”

    The L Word

  • “In such situations they perceived themselves to be seen as 'hypochondriac', 'malingerers' or”

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  1. hypochondriacal
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  3. hypochondriacally
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  2. abdominal
  3. melancholic
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  • kewpid That'd be thinking you're fine when you're really sick? Isn't that most guys? I certainly avoid the doctor if possible Sep 21, 2007

  • seanahan Is there such a thing as a hyperchondriac? Sep 21, 2007

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