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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
hypochondria
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ But it was not long before symptoms of the hypochondria which had always been present showed themselves in strength.
▪ Even so, collective hypochondria grips the nation.
▪ It covers his hypochondria, paranoia and fears about his own sanity.
▪ It is the sheer variety of its manifestations that makes hypochondria such an interesting complaint.
▪ It shows frequent symptoms of hypochondria and neurasthenia.
▪ Later she heard that her virulent hypochondria had turned into real illness.
▪ She didn't have time to deal with hypochondria, even mild cases such as his.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hypochondria

Hypochondria \Hy`po*chon"dri*a\, n. [NL.] (Med.) An excessive concern about one's own health, particularly a morbid worry about illnesses which a person imagines are affecting him, often focusing on specific symptoms; also called hypochondriasis.

Hypochondria

Hypochondrium \Hy`po*chon"dri*um\, n.; pl. L. Hypochondria, E. Hypochondriums. [L., fr. Gr. ?, from ? under the cartilage of the breastbone; ? under + ? cartilage.] (Anat.) Either of the hypochondriac regions.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
hypochondria

1839, "illness without a specific cause," earlier (1660s) "depression or melancholy without real cause," earlier still (late 14c.) ipocondrie "upper abdomen," from Late Latin hypochondria "the abdomen," from Greek hypokhondria (neuter plural of hypokhondrios), from hypo- "under" (see sub-) + khondros "cartilage" (of the breastbone); see grind (v.). Reflecting ancient belief that the viscera of the hypochondria were the seat of melancholy and the source of the vapors that caused such feelings.

Wiktionary
hypochondria

n. 1 (context medicine English) A psychological disorder characterized by excessive preoccupation or worry about having a serious illness. 2 (context anatomy English) (plural of hypochondrium English)Category:English plurals

WordNet
hypochondria

n. chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments [syn: hypochondriasis]

hypochondrium

  1. n. the upper region of the abdomen just below the lowest ribs on either side of the epigastrium

  2. [also: hypochondria (pl)]

hypochondria

Usage examples of "hypochondria".

Behind her new Saints Louis and Paul there would be not only Science purifying Religion and being purified by it, but hypochondria, melancholia, cowardice, stupidity, cruelty, muckraking curiosity, knowledge without wisdom, and everything that the eternal soul in Nature loathes, instead of the virtues of which St Catherine was the figure head.

Prostatorrhea, spermatorrhea, impotency, hypochondria, and general debility of the generative organs, arise from sexual excesses.

Aunt Celly would have been lying down indulging in her daily bout of hypochondria, and Aunt Tia would have been reading aloud to her or talking baby talk to the pittins.

Anxiety, hypochondria, displacency, melancholia, costive, delicate stomachs - the ills of the city merchant increased tenfold.

Third is somatic, which involves a kind of hyper awareness of the body--anorexia nervosa or hypochondria, for example.

She had expected this diatribe yesterday when they returned from the human ship, but Tiam had been in one of his pre-conference hypochondrias, and had retired early to his side of the suite, alone.

He informs me that they may constantly be seen in energetic action in cases of melancholia, and especially of hypochondria.