English Dictionary: hypochondriac | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for hypochondriac | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hypochondriac \Hy`po*chon"dri*ac\, a. [Gr. [?] affocated in the hypochondrium: cf. F. hypocondriaque, formerly spelt hypochondriaque.] 1. Of or pertaining to hypochondria, or the hypochondriac regions. 2. Affected, characterized, or produced, by hypochondriasis. {Hypochondriac region} (Anat.), a region on either side of the abdomen beneath the cartilages of the false ribs, beside the epigastric, and above the lumbar, region. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hypochondriac \Hy`po*chon"dri*ac\, n. A person affected with hypochondriasis. He had become an incurable hypochondriac. --Macaulay. |