Hypochondriac
Hypochondriac , adjective
[Greek {not transcribed} affocated in the hypochondrium: compare French hypocondriaque, formerly spelt hypochondriaque.]
1.
Of or pertaining to hypochondria, or the hypochondriac regions.
2.
Affected, characterized, or produced, by hypochondriasis.
Collocations (1)
Hypochondriac region (Anatomy) , a region on either side of the abdomen beneath the cartilages of the false ribs, beside the epigastric, and above the lumbar, region.
Hypochondriac , noun
A person affected with hypochondria.
He had become an incurable hypochondriac.