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    [Adjective]  | "hy*po*chon*dri*ac" | \ ˌhī-pə-ˈkän-drē-ˌak \


    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


    Origin: 1599 ;

     Earlier, "arising in the hypochondria (organs of the upper abdomen behind the ribs)," borrowed from Middle French hypochondriaque, borrowed from Medieval Latin hypochondriacus, borrowed from Greek hypochondriakós, from hypochóndria + -akos {see: |-ac|-ac} {mat|hypochondria|};

    [Adjective]  | "hy*po*chon*dri*a*cal" | \ ˌhī-pə-kən-ˈdrī-ə-kəl \


    1: exhibiting or marked by unusual or excessive recurring concern about one's health : affected or produced by hypochondria


    Origin: 1576 ;

     {see: |hypochondriac:1|hypochondriac:1} + {see: |-al:1|-al:1};

    [Noun]  | "hypochondriac" 


    1: a person who is often or always worried about his or her own health : a person affected by hypochondria or hypochondriasis


    Origin: 1639 ;

     Borrowed from Middle French hypochondriaque, noun derivative of hypochondriaque {see: |hypochondriac:1|hypochondriac:1};

    [Noun]  | "hypochondriac" 


    1: a person who is often or always worried about being ill;


      * e.g., " ... My brother is a real hypochondriac. Every time he reads about some new disease, he thinks he has it. "



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     [ "hypochondriac" ]

    1: a hypochondriac is someone who honestly thinks they need freakin' medical attention for every cough, sniffle, or itch they have. this person will not fail to annoy the living crap out of you, about how positive they are that death is knocking at their door.

      * e.g.,  ... "my eye itches. im positive i have acute miloid lukemia and lung cancer." 

     [ "hypochondriac" ]

    1: Someone who constantly thinks he or she is sick or about to become sick.

      * e.g.,  ... Lisa thinks she has the Bird Flu, but she's just a hypochondriac. 

     [ "hypochondriac" ]

    1: Someone who believes everything they read on webMD, after looking up all their aches and pain.

      * e.g.,  ... No, Nancy, the internet is wrong. Just because you have a sore ankle doesn't mean you're a diabetic. I am sorry to say, however, that you are a hypochondriac. 

     [ "hypochondriac" ]

    1: someone who is ALWAYS sick

      * e.g.,  ... Amy d. a.k.a. babycakes ALWAYS has warts, some type of severe cough, endometriosis, and cervical cancer (ps-from warts); therefore she is a hypochondriac. 

     [ "Hypochondriac" ]

    1: Hypochondriac refers to the person suffering from Hypochondria. This is often not understood and can be refereed to as 'someone who moans a lot about everything that is wrong with them.' it can also be assumed that it is someone who is always ill. A Hypochondriac is actually someone with a phobia of being ill. They are often terrified that they or a loved one will develop and thus die from a serious condition. It can be dealt with using Cognitive Behavior Therapy etc. Many people with the condition recover fully if they receive appropriate counseling. If you think you know someone who is a hypochondriac deal with the situation sympathetically, it can be just as bad as a fear of drowning. Try to encourage the person to seek help from a therapist to help them deal with their fears.

      * e.g.,  ... Hypochondriac refers to the person who has the phobia Hypochondria. It is a fear, just like the fear of spiders or drowning. 

     [ "Hypochondriac" ]

    1: Somebody who always thinks there's something wrong with them physically and they always think they're ill or are in danger of becoming ill.

      * e.g.,  ... "*cough cough* Dude I think I'm dying..." 

     [ "Hypochondriac" ]

    1: A person suffering from hypochondriasis, in which they over-react to normal bodily functions (ex: sweating or scabbing), confuse normal Common Cold symptoms for symptoms of more serious illnesses (ex: H1N1 or Whooping Cough), and generally act paranoid when a sneezing life form gets within 10 feet of them.

      * e.g.,  ... Person A: Oh no! I'm sneezing! I MUST have Swine Flu! Person B: Simmer down, Hypochondriac, it's just the pollen in the air. Person A: There's pollen in the air!? I'm gonna DIEEE! Person B: *Facepalm* 

     [ "Hypochondriac" ]

    1: Someone who is really quite well, but with any sniffle or funny spot, they think they are dying of cancer/bird flu/aids. Or any other disease/s.

      * e.g.,  ... "Omg, look at this freckle! Its kinda big, eh? Do you think its skin cancer?" 


     [ "Hypochondriac" ]

    2: A good example is the guy in the movie Bandits. He listens to tapes of the definitions of illnesses to calm himself down.

      * e.g.,  ... "Its dirt, dude. You're sucha hypochondriac!" 

     [ "Hypochondriac" ]

    1: Someone who suffers and acts like they have ousted off an injury very far.

      * e.g.,  ... Lily: 'OMG, I broke my toe!' 

     [ "Hypochondriacs" ]

    1: Something on the rise as the media convinces people that if you cough, then you have covid.

      * e.g.,  ... Shopper with hay fever: Coughs* Public: Stares at the shopper Shopper with hay fever: What are y'all looking at? I have hay fever you bunch of hypochondriacs. 

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