hypochondria
noun/ˌhaɪpəˈkɒndriə/
/ˌhaɪpəˈkɑːndriə/
[uncountable]- a condition in which somebody worries so much about the possibility that they are or may become ill that it badly affects their life synonym health anxietyWord Originlate Middle English: via late Latin from Greek hupokhondria, denoting the soft body area below the ribs, from hupo ‘under’ + khondros ‘sternal cartilage’. Melancholy was originally thought to arise from the liver, gall bladder, spleen, etc.
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