SINCE 1828
hypochondriasis
noun
hy·po·chon·dri·a·sis
| \ ˌhī-pə-kən-ˈdrī-ə-səs
, -ˌkän-\
, -ˌkän-\
plural hypochondriases\ ˌhī-pə-kən-ˈdrī-ə-ˌsēz
, -ˌkän- \
, -ˌkän- \
Definition of hypochondriasis
: morbid concern about one's health especially when accompanied by delusions of physical disease : hypochondria of pathological proportions
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hypochondriasis
noun
hy·po·chon·dri·a·sis
| \ -ˈdrī-ə-səs
\
\
plural hypochondriases\ -ˌsēz
\
\
Medical Definition of hypochondriasis
: morbid concern about one's health especially when accompanied by delusions of physical disease
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