HYPOCHONDRIA


Meaning of HYPOCHONDRIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌhī-pə-ˈkän-drē-ə ]

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

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