hypochondria

[ hahy-puh-kon-dree-uh ]

/ ˌhaɪ pəˈkɒn dri ə /

noun

Also hy·po·chon·dri·a·sis

[hahy-poh-kuhn-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

Words nearby hypochondria

hypochlorous, hypochlorous acid, hypochloruria, hypocholesteremia, hypocholesterolemia, hypochondria, hypochondriac, hypochondriacal melancholia, hypochondriasis, hypochondrium, hypochondroplasia

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Example sentences from the Web for hypochondria

We know the only thing more hopeless than his hypochondria is his romanticism.
He’s Still Older, Even in the Moonlight: Woody Allen’s May-December Romances Inspire Scrutiny|Teo Bugbee|July 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And then when you have kids, you find that your hypochondria can can extend not just to the limits of your own body but to them.
A Q&A with Scott Stossel, Author of ‘My Age of Anxiety: Fear, Hope, Dread, and the Search for Peace of Mind’|Jesse Singal|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was fear of cancer and a douse of hypochondria that brought me to 23andMe in the first place.
23andMe and Me: Why Policymakers Should Set the Genetic Testing Company Free|Charles C. Johnson|February 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For as long as causes of plague were subjects of debate, less attention, quite reasonably, was given to hypochondria.
The Best of Brit Lit|Peter Stothard|February 11, 2010|DAILY BEAST

And yet Heine's disposition was not naturally inclined to hypochondria.
Types of Weltschmerz in German Poetry|Wilhelm Alfred Braun
It is universally admitted that indigestion, hypochondria, and general debility affect this class to a very great extent.
The Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844|Frederick Engels
Dare we hold that hypochondria and insanity following upon the delirium of persecution are devoid of imagination?
Essay on the Creative Imagination|Th. Ribot
All his life he suffered from hypochondria, but curiously traced his malady to the stars rather than to his own liver.
English Literature|William J. Long
Coleridge noticed that Wordsworth suffered much from hypochondria.
More Pages from a Journal|Mark Rutherford

British Dictionary definitions for hypochondria

hypochondria

/ (ˌhaɪpəˈkɒndrɪə) /

noun

chronic abnormal anxiety concerning the state of one's health, even in the absence of any evidence of disease on medical examinationAlso 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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for hypochondria

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

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.

单词	hypochondria
释义	hypochondria [ hahy-puh-kon-dree-uh ] / ˌhaɪ pəˈkɒn dri ə / noun Also hy·po·chon·dri·a·sis [hahy-poh-kuhn-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 Words nearby hypochondria hypochlorous, hypochlorous acid, hypochloruria, hypocholesteremia, hypocholesterolemia, hypochondria, hypochondriac, hypochondriacal melancholia, hypochondriasis, hypochondrium, hypochondroplasia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hypochondria We know the only thing more hopeless than his hypochondria is his romanticism. He’s Still Older, Even in the Moonlight: Woody Allen’s May-December Romances Inspire Scrutiny\|Teo Bugbee\|July 25, 2014\|DAILY BEAST And then when you have kids, you find that your hypochondria can can extend not just to the limits of your own body but to them. A Q&A with Scott Stossel, Author of ‘My Age of Anxiety: Fear, Hope, Dread, and the Search for Peace of Mind’\|Jesse Singal\|February 20, 2014\|DAILY BEAST It was fear of cancer and a douse of hypochondria that brought me to 23andMe in the first place. 23andMe and Me: Why Policymakers Should Set the Genetic Testing Company Free\|Charles C. Johnson\|February 4, 2014\|DAILY BEAST For as long as causes of plague were subjects of debate, less attention, quite reasonably, was given to hypochondria. The Best of Brit Lit\|Peter Stothard\|February 11, 2010\|DAILY BEAST And yet Heine's disposition was not naturally inclined to hypochondria. Types of Weltschmerz in German Poetry\|Wilhelm Alfred Braun It is universally admitted that indigestion, hypochondria, and general debility affect this class to a very great extent. The Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844\|Frederick Engels Dare we hold that hypochondria and insanity following upon the delirium of persecution are devoid of imagination? Essay on the Creative Imagination\|Th. Ribot All his life he suffered from hypochondria, but curiously traced his malady to the stars rather than to his own liver. English Literature\|William J. Long Coleridge noticed that Wordsworth suffered much from hypochondria. More Pages from a Journal\|Mark Rutherford British Dictionary definitions for hypochondria hypochondria / (ˌhaɪpəˈkɒndrɪə) / noun chronic abnormal anxiety concerning the state of one's health, even in the absence of any evidence of disease on medical examinationAlso 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for hypochondria 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 The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. 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. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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