Definition of hypochondria Hypochondria

/hajˌpʌkɑˈndɹiʌ/ - [haypukandreeu] - hy•po•chon•dri•a

We found 6 definitions of hypochondria from 5 different sources.

What does hypochondria mean?

Noun Plural: hypochondrias
hypochondria - chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments
		hypochondriasis
		anxiety, anxiousness a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune

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hypochondria (Noun)
A psychological disorder characterized by excessive preoccupation or worry about having a serious illness.

hypochondria
hip-o-kon′dri-a, n. a nervous malady, often arising from indigestion, and tormenting the patient with imaginary fears—more correctly, Hypochondrī′asis—also Hypochonrī′acism, Hypochondrī′asis, Hypochon′driasm.—n. Hypochon′driac, one suffering from hypochondria—also Hypochon′driast.—adjs. Hypochon′driac, -al, relating to or affected with hypochondria: melancholy.—n. Hypochon′drium (anat.), that region of the abdomen situated on either side, under the costal cartilages and short ribs. [L.,—Gr., from hypo, under, chrondos, a cartilage.]