hypochondria
[ hahy-puh-kon-dree-uh ]
/ ˌhaɪ pəˈkɒn dri ə /
noun
Also hy·po·chon·dri·a·sis
[hahy-poh-kuh n-drahy-uh-sis] /ˌhaɪ poʊ kənˈdraɪ ə sɪs/. Psychiatry.
an excessive preoccupation with one's health, usually focusing on some particular symptom, as cardiac or gastric problems.
excessive worry or talk about one's health.
Origin of hypochondria
1555–65; < Late Latin < Greek, neuter plural of
hypochóndrios pertaining to the upper abdomen (supposed seat of melancholy), equivalent to
hypo-
hypo- +
chóndr(os) ensiform cartilage +
-ios adj. suffix
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Definition for hypochondria (2 of 2)
hypochondrium
[ hahy-puh-kon-dree-uh m ]
/ ˌhaɪ pəˈkɒn dri əm /
noun, plural hy·po·chon·dri·a [hahy-puh-kon-dree-uh] /ˌhaɪ pəˈkɒn dri ə/. Anatomy.
either of two regions of the abdomen, situated on each side of the epigastrium and above the lumbar regions.
Origin of hypochondrium
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British Dictionary definitions for hypochondria (1 of 2)
hypochondria
/ (ˌhaɪpəˈkɒndrɪə) /
noun
chronic abnormal anxiety concerning the state of one's health, even in the absence of any evidence of disease on medical examination
Also called: hypochondriasis (ˌhaɪpəʊkɒnˈdraɪəsɪs)
Word Origin for hypochondria
C18: from Late Latin: the abdomen, supposedly the seat of melancholy, from Greek
hupokhondria, from
hupokhondrios of the upper abdomen, from
hypo- +
khondros cartilage
British Dictionary definitions for hypochondria (2 of 2)
hypochondrium
/ (ˌhaɪpəˈkɒndrɪəm) /
noun plural -dria (-drɪə)
anatomy
the upper region of the abdomen on each side of the epigastrium, just below the lowest ribs
Word Origin for hypochondrium
C17: from New Latin, from Greek
hupokhondrion; see
hypochondria
Medical definitions for hypochondria (1 of 2)
hypochondria
[ hī′pə-kŏn′drē-ə ]
n.
The conviction that one is or is likely to become ill, often accompanied by physical symptoms, when illness is neither present nor likely.
hypochondriasis
Medical definitions for hypochondria (2 of 2)
hypochondrium
[ hī′pə-kŏn′drē-əm ]
n. pl. hy•po•chon•dri•a (-drē-ə)
The upper lateral region of the abdomen on either side of the epigastrium and below the lower ribs.
Scientific definitions for hypochondria
hypochondria
[ hī′pə-kŏn′drē-ə ]
A psychiatric disorder characterized by the conviction that one is ill or soon to become ill, often accompanied by physical symptoms, when illness is neither present nor likely.♦ A person with hypochondria is called a hypochondriac.