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valetudinarianenUK
val·e·tu·di·nar·i·an V0012000 (văl′ĭ-to͞od′n-âr′ē-ən, -tyo͞od′-)n. A sickly or weak person, especially one who is constantly and morbidly concerned with his or her health.adj.1. Chronically ailing; sickly.2. Constantly and morbidly concerned with one's health.
[From Latin valētūdinārius, from valētūdō, valētūdin-, state of health, from valēre, to be strong or well; see wal- in Indo-European roots.]
val′e·tu′di·nar′i·an·ism n.valetudinarian (ˌvælɪˌtjuːdɪˈnɛərɪən) or valetudinaryn, pl -narians or -naries1. (Medicine) a person who is or believes himself to be chronically sick; invalid2. (Medicine) a person excessively worried about the state of his health; hypochondriacadj3. (Medicine) relating to, marked by, or resulting from poor health4. (Medicine) being a valetudinarian5. (Medicine) trying to return to a healthy state[C18: from Latin valētūdō state of health, from valēre to be well] ˌvaleˌtudiˈnarianˌism nval•e•tu•di•nar•i•an (ˌvæl ɪˌtud nˈɛər i ən, -ˌtyud-)
n. 1. an invalid. 2. a person who is excessively concerned about his or her health. adj. 3. in poor health; sickly; invalid. 4. excessively concerned about one's health. 5. of, pertaining to, or characterized by invalidism. [1695–1705] val`e•tu`di•nar′i•an•ism, n. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | valetudinarian - weak or sickly person especially one morbidly concerned with his or her healthdiseased person, sick person, sufferer - a person suffering from an illness | | Adj. | 1. | valetudinarian - of or relating to or characteristic of a person who is a valetudinarianvaletudinary |
TranslationsυποχονδριακόςυποχόνδριοςvaletudinariavaletudinariovalétudinaireipocondriacovaletudinariovaletudinarianenUK
valetudinarian, valetudinary1. a person who is or believes himself to be chronically sick; invalid 2. a person excessively worried about the state of his health; hypochondriac valetudinarianenUK
val·e·tu·di·nar·i·an (val'ĕ-tū'di-nār'ē-ăn), 1. An invalid or person in chronically poor health. 2. One whose chief concern is his or her invalidism or poor health. [L. valetudinarius, sickly] valetudinarian (văl′ĭ-to͞od′n-âr′ē-ən, -tyo͞od′-)n. A sickly or weak person, especially one who is constantly and morbidly concerned with his or her health.adj.1. Chronically ailing; sickly.2. Constantly and morbidly concerned with one's health.
val′e·tu′di·nar′i·an·ism n.valetudinarian An obsolete term for:
(1) A sickly person; invalid;
(2) A person unduly concerned about his or her health; hypochondriac.
Valetudinarian is not used in the working medical parlance.valetudinarian 1. A person constantly suffering from one illness or another, especially one deeply preoccupied with ill health. 2. A HYPOCHONDRIAC. valetudinarianenUK
Related to valetudinarian: viticetumSynonyms for valetudinariannoun weak or sickly person especially one morbidly concerned with his or her healthRelated Words- diseased person
- sick person
- sufferer
adj of or relating to or characteristic of a person who is a valetudinarianSynonyms |