hypochondria
hy‧po‧chon‧dri‧a /ˌhaɪpəˈkɒndriə $ -ˈkɑːn-/ noun [uncountable]
Irregular Forms: pl. of {hypochondrium}
مالیخولیا، حالت افسردگی، سودا، مراق، اضطراب واندیشه بیهوده راجع بسلامتی خود، روانشناسی: خودبیمارانگاری
hy‧po‧chon‧dri‧a /ˌhaɪpəˈkɒndriə $ -ˈkɑːn-/
noun [uncountable][
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
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