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hypochondriac definition

hypo·chon·driac (hī′pə kän′drē ak′)

adjective

  1. designating or of the region of the hypochondrium
  2. of or having hypochondria

Etymology: Fr hypocondriaque < Gr hypochondriacus

noun

a person who has hypochondria

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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