HYPOCHONDRIA


Meaning of HYPOCHONDRIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌhaɪpəuˈkɔndrɪə ]

n. 1 abnormal anxiety about one's health. 2 morbid depression without real cause. [LL f. Gk hupokhondria soft parts of the body below the ribs, where melancholy was thought to arise (as HYPO-, khondros sternal cartilage)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.