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hypochondria(dictionary)
hypochondria(dictionary)

hypochondria (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Late Latin; Origin: (plural), 'parts of the body just below the chest' (which was thought to be where hypochondria came from), from Greek, 'parts below the central bone in the chest', from hypo- ( HYPO-) + chondros 'cartilage']
when someone continuously worries that there is something wrong with their health, even when they are not ill