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Adjective: hypochondriac  ,hI-pu'kón-dree,ak
  1. Suffering from hypochondria
    "Feelings of guilt and hypochondriac ideas are developed to their most extreme state in delusions";
    - hypochondriacal
Noun: hypochondriac  ,hI-pu'kón-dree,ak
  1. A patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments

Derived forms: hypochondriacs

See also: neurotic, psychoneurotic

Type of: patient

Encyclopedia: Hypochondriac

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