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hypochondric

hypochondric adjective: hypochondriac (related to or affected by hypochondria).

Adjective

hypochondric (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Hypochondriac (related to or affected by hypochondria).
  2. (obsolete) Hypochondriac (related to or located in the hypochondrium).
    • This organ is ſituated in the ſuperior part of the abdomen, principally on the right ſide, occupies the epigaſtric and the right hypochondric regions, and ſometimes extends into the left hypochondre.1795, William Saunders, “Anatomical Description of the Liver”, in A Treatise on the Structure, Economy, and Diseases of the Liver; Together with an Inquiry into the Properties and Component Parts of...

Origin of hypochondric

From hypochondria + -ic.

Questions about hypochondric

What does hypochondric mean?
Hypochondric means hypochondriac (related to or affected by hypochondria).
What part of speech is hypochondric?
Hypochondric is an adjective.

Words near hypochondric in the dictionary

  1. hypochondriasis
  2. hypochondriasm
  3. hypochondriast
  4. hypochondriasts
  5. hypochondriatic
  6. hypochondric
  7. hypochondries
  8. hypochondrism
  9. hypochondrist
  10. hypochondrists
  11. hypochondrium

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