n.
Pronunciation: ˌ h ī -p ə - ' kän-dr ē - ə
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin, plural, upper abdomen (formerly regarded as the seat of hypochondria), from Greek, literally, the parts under the cartilage (of the breastbone), from hypo- + chondros cartilage
Date: 1668
: extreme depression of mind or spirits often centered on imaginary physical ailments specifically : HYPOCHONDRIASIS