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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
nounhy·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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The first known use of hypochondriasis was in 1766
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