hypochondrismn.
/ˌhʌɪpəˈkɒndrɪz(ə)m/, /ˌhɪpəˈkɒndrɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˌhaɪpəˈkɑnˌdrɪz(ə)m/ rare.
Hypochondria.
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melancholya1398
hypochondriac1599
melancholia1607
melancholy madness1607
hypochondria1648
hypochondriacism1690
hypo1701
hypocona1704
hyps1710
hypochondriasis1722
hyp1736
hypochondriasm1742
hypochondrism1822
biophilia1857
lypemania1874
phrenalgia1890
1822 J. M. Good Study Med. III. 71 We shall have little scruple in assigning the origin of most cases of hypochondrism to a morbid condition of one or more of the digestive organs.
1895 Practitioner July 48 Migraine, headaches, vertigo, muscular cramps, melancholia, and hypochondrism.
1990 B. Keiser Deadly Dishonor iii. 86 Altenberg suffered from alcoholism and hypochondrism.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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