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hy·po·chon·dri·ac ( P ) Pronunciation Key (hp-kndr-k)
n.
A person affected with hypochondria.
adj.
Relating to or affected with hypochondria.
Anatomy. Relating to or located in the hypochondrium.
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hypo·chon·dria·cal (-kn-dr-kl) adj.
hypo·chon·dria·cal·ly adv.
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hypochondriac
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hypochondriac
\Hy`po*chon"dri*ac\, n. A person affected with hypochondriasis.
He had become an incurable hypochondriac. --Macaulay.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
hypochondriac
\Hy`po*chon"dri*ac\, a. [Gr. ? affocated in the hypochondrium: cf. F. hypocondriaque, formerly spelt hypochondriaque.] 1. Of or pertaining to hypochondria, or the hypochondriac regions.
2. Affected, characterized, or produced, by hypochondriasis.
Hypochondriac region (Anat.), a region on either side of the abdomen beneath the cartilages of the false ribs, beside the epigastric, and above the lumbar, region.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
hypochondriac
adj : suffering from hypochondria [syn: hypochondriacal] n : a patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments