Found 2 items, similar to Hypochondria.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: hypochondria hypochondria n : chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments [syn: hypochondriasis] hypochondrium n : the upper region of the abdomen just below the lowest ribs on either side of the epigastrium [also: hypochondria (pl)] hypochondria See hypochondrium
English → English (gcide) Definition: Hypochondria Hypochondria \Hy`po*chon"dri*a\, n. [NL.] (Med.) An excessive concern about one's own health, particularly a morbid worry about illnesses which a person imagines are affecting him, often focusing on specific symptoms; also called hypochondriasis. [1913 Webster +PJC] Hypochondrium \Hy`po*chon"dri*um\, n.; pl. L. Hypochondria, E. Hypochondriums. [L., fr. Gr. ?, from ? under the cartilage of the breastbone; ? under + ? cartilage.] (Anat.) Either of the hypochondriac regions. [1913 Webster]