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hy·po·chon·dri·ac
I. \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷drēˌak\ adjective
Etymology: French hypochondriaque, adjective & noun, from Middle French, from Greek hypochondriakos, adjective, of the abdomen, from hypochondrion, singular, hypochondria, plural, abdomen + -akos (adjective suffix)
1. also hy·po·chon·dri·al \-ēəl\
a. : situated below the costal cartilages
b. : of, relating to, or being the two regions of the abdomen lying on either side of the epigastric region and above the lumbar regions — see abdominal region illustration
2. or hy·po·chon·dri·a·cal \|hīpə]kən|drīə̇kəl, -pō], ]ˌkän- sometimes |hip-\ : affected, characterized, or produced by hypochondria
II. noun
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Etymology: French hypochondriaque
: one affected by hypochondria or hypochondriasis
< a hypochondriac … lives in a world of sick imagination — J.W.Krutch >
< some miserable hypochondriac whose interests are bounded by his own ailments — Bertrand Russell > |