HYPOCHONDRIAC


Meaning of HYPOCHONDRIAC in English

I. -drē-ˌak adjective

Etymology: French hypochondriaque, from Greek hypochondriakos, from hypochondria

Date: 1599

1. : hypochondriacal

2. : of, relating to, or being the two regions of the abdomen lying on either side of the epigastric region and above the lumbar regions

II. noun

Date: 1639

: one affected by hypochondria

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