hypochondriasis
Meanings
Plural: hypochondriases
Noun
- chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments
- A mental disorder (in some classifications of such disorders, including ICD-11) that is characterized by excessive fear of or preoccupation with a serious illness, despite medical testing and reassurance to the contrary.
Origin / Etymology
From New Latin; by surface analysis, hypochondr(ium) + -iasis. See also hypochondria, hypochondrium, and Wikipedia at hypochondriasis ยง Etymology.
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