'Hypochondriasis' definitions:

Definition of 'hypochondriasis'

(from WordNet)
noun
Chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments [syn: hypochondria, hypochondriasis]

Definition of 'Hypochondriasis'

From: GCIDE
  • Hypochondriasis \Hy`po*chon"dri*a*sis\, n. [NL. So named because supposed to have its seat in the hypochondriac regions. See Hypochondriac, Hypochondrium, and cf. Hyp, 1st Hypo.] (Med.) A mental disorder in which melancholy and gloomy views torment the affected person, particularly concerning his own health; a morbid and deluded belief that one is afflicted with disease.
  • Syn: hypochondria. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'hypochondriasis'

From: GCIDE
  • Hypochondria \Hy`po*chon"dri*a\, n. [NL.] (Med.) An excessive concern about one's own health, particularly a morbid worry about illnesses which a person imagines are affecting him, often focusing on specific symptoms; also called hypochondriasis. [1913 Webster +PJC]