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hy•po•chon•dri•ac



Pronunciation: (hī"pu-kon'drē-ak"), [key]
—adj.
1. Also,hy•po•chon•dri•a•calPronunciation: (hī"pō-kun-drī'u-kul). [key] Psychiatry.
a. pertaining to or suffering from hypochondria.
b. produced by hypochondria.
2. Anat., Zool.of or pertaining to the hypochondrium.

—n.
1. Psychiatry.a person suffering from or subject to hypochondria.
2. a person who worries or talks excessively about his or her health.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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