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Noun
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1. medicine A psychological disorder characterized by a persistent feeling that one is ill.
2. anatomy Plural of hypochondrium.

Usage notes

The technical use of hypochondria is as a synonym for hypochondriasis, while the colloquial use approximates somatization disorder (a different somatoform disorder). In cases where ambiguity is undesirable and the context may not be sufficient to identify the intended sense, it may be preferable to avoid the term hypochondria, using one of these terms instead.

Translations
trans-top|psychological disorder
German: Hypochondrie f
Icelandic: ímyndunarveiki f, móðursýki f
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Related terms
hypochondriac
hypochondriacal

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• 2007-07-30 17:26 - Ruakh - /* Noun */ rv weirdness; also, rename "See also" to "Related terms"

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