Hypochondria
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- n. 忧郁症, 臆想病
- ［英］ n. 忧郁症, 臆想病 ( over anxiety over one's health, often with imaginary illnesses and severe melancholy)
- ［记］ hypo ( 在...下面) +chondr ( 软骨) +ia -> 没有骨气 -> 没病的以为有病 -> 臆想病
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noun
- Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin, plural, upper abdomen (formerly regarded as the seat of hypochondria), from Greek, literally, the parts under the cartilage (of the breastbone), from hypo- + chondros cartilage
- Date: 1668
- extreme depression of mind or spirits often centered on imaginary physical ailments; specifically hypochondriasis
