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Webster 1913 Edition
Hypochondriasis
Hyˊpo-chon′dri-a-sis
,Noun.
[NL. So named because supposed to have its seat in the hypochondriac regions. See
Hypochondriac
, Hypochondrium
, and cf. Hyp
, 1st Hypo
.] (Med.)
A mental disorder in which melancholy and gloomy views torment the affected person, particularly concerning his own health; a morbid and deluded belief that one is afflicted with disease.
Syn. – hypochondria.
Webster 1828 Edition
Hypochondriasis
HYPOCHONDRI'ASIS
,Noun.