hypochondriac
/hʌɪpə(ʊ)ˈkɒndrɪak
/noun
A person who is abnormally anxious about their health.It has been the hot tech topic for hypochondriacs and health buffs for years....
- Her patients range from the terminally ill to manipulative hypochondriacs, from veiled Bangladeshi women to convicted felons.
- It's nearly impossible to ignore such complaints, because now and then, even hypochondriacs get sick.
Synonyms
valetudinarian, valetudinary, neurotic;
French malade imaginaire
archaic melancholico
rare hypochondriast
valetudinarian, valetudinary, malingering, neurotic, health-obsessed, obsessed with one's health, preoccupied with ill health, anxious about one's health
rare hypochondriacal, hypochondric
adjective
another term for hypochondriacal.Also heavily featured is a hypochondriac police psychologist who provides Mr Paz's love interest....
- This point can be used in the treatment of disorders of zang organs, such as spleenomegaly, hepatomegaly, hypochondriac pain or jaundice.
- It eliminates hypochondriac pain and relieves stagnated anger.
Origin
Late 16th century: coined in French from Greek hupokhondriakos, from hupokhondria (see hypochondria).