Hypochondria

Definitions

1. A formerly defined psychological disorder characterized by excessive preoccupation or worry about having a serious illness. No longer a current medical diagnosis; see hypochondriasis for more.
   uncountable
2. Melancholy; depression.
   obsolete, uncountable

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Examples

“Near-synonym: hypochondriasis”

“Such labours as these, if they do not shorten life, are calculated to make⟳ it wretched, for hypochondria invariably follows close⟳ upon them.”

“His own⟳ temperament appears to have⟳ been neither purely sanguine, choleric, phlegmatic, nor melancholic [...] not melancholy, since he is entirely free from hypochondria, thinks rapidly, and has an active will.”

“Nux likewise corresponds to hypochondria caused by rich and excessive living. In general, Nux is the best remedy for hypochondria arising from a morbid condition of the abdominal nerves ; after dinner, the patients generally experience⟳ a feeling of malaise and langour.”

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