Hypochondriac
Pronunciation : Hy`po*chon"dri*ac
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Gr. hypocondriaque, formerly spelt hypochondriaque.]
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Hy`po*chon"dri*ac
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A person affected with hypochondriasis. He had become an incurable hypochondriac. Macaulay.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913