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PRONUNCIATION OF HYPOCHONDRIASIS

hypochondriasis  [ˌhaɪpəʊkɒnˈdraɪəsɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HYPOCHONDRIASIS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hypochondriasis is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HYPOCHONDRIASIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hypochondriasis

Hypochondriasis or hypochondria refers to excessive preoccupancy or worry about having a serious illness. This debilitating condition is the result of an inaccurate perception of the condition of body or mind despite the absence of an actual medical condition. An individual suffering from hypochondriasis is known as a hypochondriac. Hypochondriacs become unduly alarmed about any physical or psychological symptoms they detect, no matter how minor the symptom may be, and are convinced that they have, or are about to be diagnosed with, a serious illness. Often, hypochondria persists even after a physician has evaluated a person and reassured them that their concerns about symptoms do not have an underlying medical basis or, if there is a medical illness, their concerns are far in excess of what is appropriate for the level of disease. Many hypochondriacs focus on a particular symptom as the catalyst of their worrying, such as gastro-intestinal problems, palpitations, or muscle fatigue. To qualify for the diagnosis of hypochondria the symptoms must have been experienced for at least 6 months.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HYPOCHONDRIASIS


acariasis
ˌækəˈraɪəsɪs
amebiasis
əmiːˈbaɪəsɪs
ascariasis
ˌæskəˈraɪəsɪs
candidiasis
ˌkændɪˈdaɪəsɪs
diocese
ˈdaɪəsɪs
filariasis
ˌfɪləˈraɪəsɪs
giardiasis
ˌdʒaɪɑːˈdaɪəsɪs
mydriasis
mɪˈdraɪəsɪs
nematodiriasis
ˌneməˌtəʊdəˈraɪəsɪs
oxyuriasis
ˌɒksɪjʊəˈraɪəsɪs
phthiriasis
θɪˈraɪəsɪs
pityriasis
ˌpɪtəˈraɪəsɪs
psoriasis
səˈraɪəsɪs
satyriasis
ˌsætɪˈraɪəsɪs
scleriasis
sklɪˈraɪəsɪs
siriasis
sɪˈraɪəsɪs
toxocariasis
ˌtɒksəkəˈraɪəsɪs
trichuriasis
ˌtrɪkjʊəˈraɪəsɪs
trypanosomiasis
ˌtrɪpənəsəˈmaɪəsɪs
uncinariasis
ˌʌnsɪnəˈraɪəsɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HYPOCHONDRIASIS

hypocenter
hypocentral
hypocentre
hypochlorite
hypochlorous
hypochlorous acid
hypochondria
hypochondriac
hypochondriacal
hypochondriacally
hypochondriasm
hypochondriast
hypochondrium
hypocist
hypocorism
hypocorisma
hypocoristic
hypocoristical
hypocoristically
hypocotyl

WORDS THAT END LIKE HYPOCHONDRIASIS

American trypanosomiasis
amoebiasis
ankylostomiasis
basis
cholelithiasis
elephantiasis
enterobiasis
fascioliasis
helminthiasis
leishmaniasis
lithiasis
moniliasis
myiasis
onchocerciasis
schistosomiasis
South American trypanosomiasis
strongyloidiasis
taeniasis
teniasis
trichiasis
trichomoniasis

Synonyms and antonyms of hypochondriasis in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hypochondriasis» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HYPOCHONDRIASIS

Find out the translation of hypochondriasis to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hypochondriasis from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hypochondriasis» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

疑病症
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hipocondría
570 millions of speakers

English

hypochondriasis
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

hypochondriasis
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المراق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ипохондрия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hipocondria
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

hypochondriasis
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hypocondrie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hypochondriasis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hypochondrie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

心気症
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

건강 염려증
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hypochondriasis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hypochondriasis
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

hypochondriasis
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हायपोन्ड्रियासीस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hipokondriazis
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ipocondria
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hipochondrie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

іпохондрія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

hipocondrie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υποχονδρίαση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hypochondriasie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hypokondri
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hypokondri
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hypochondriasis

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HYPOCHONDRIASIS»

The term «hypochondriasis» is regularly used and occupies the 92.545 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HYPOCHONDRIASIS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «hypochondriasis» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «hypochondriasis» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hypochondriasis

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HYPOCHONDRIASIS»

Discover the use of hypochondriasis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hypochondriasis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Hypochondriasis : Modern Perspectives on an Ancient Malady: ...
This book is intended for both practicing clinicians and researchers.
Division for Neurotic Disorders Vladan Starcevic Formerly Associate Professor of Psychiatry at University of Belgrade School of Medicine and Director, Institute of Mental Health, Institute for Behavioral Science in Health Care and Professor of Clinical Psychiatry Mt. Auburn Hospital Don R. Lipsitt Medical Director, Cambridge, 2001
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Hypochondriasis and Health Anxiety
The book, which also addresses common obstacles in treatment, represents an essential resource for anyone providing services for individuals with somatoform or anxiety disorders.
Jonathan S. Abramowitz, Autumn E. Braddock, 2011
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Constipation, Hypochondriasis, and Hysteria: Their Modern ...
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Richard Epps, 2008
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Hypochondriasis and Health Anxiety: A Guide for Clinicians
Additionally, the book discusses patient-physician relationship in the context of hypochondriasis and health anxiety and presents cognitive, behavioral, interpersonal and psychodynamic models and treatments.
Vladan Starcevic, Russell Noyes, 2014
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Psychological Treatment of Health Anxiety and ...
This volume is thus an essential resource for students and researchers in behavioral medicine and health psychology, and for anyone working with patients in hospitals, primary care settings, academic medical centers, and freestanding mental ...
Jonathan S. Abramowitz, Autumn E. Braddock, 2008
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Essays on Insanity, Hypochondriasis, and Other Nervous ...
John Reid. Of the important effects arising from bodily labour, assisted perhaps, by mental excitement, we have a remarkable instanCe recorded in the “ Monita et Precepta,” of Dr. Mead. “ A young student at, college became so deeply ...
John Reid, 1816
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Health anxiety: clinical and research perspectives on ...
Regardless of their clinical background or practice setting, they will find this a valuable guide to understanding and treating health anxiety "Asmundson, Taylor and Cox have assembled a group of world class scientists and practitioners for ...
Gordon J. G. Asmundson, Steven Taylor, Brian J. Cox, 2001
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Abnormal and Clinical Psychology: An Introductory Textbook
fear of prescribed medication. People with hypochondriasis significantly exaggerate the dangerousness of bodily signs and symptoms and believe they are more likely either to have or to develop a particular illness than is justified on basis of ...
Paul Bennett, 2006
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Current Perspectives on the Anxiety Disorders: Implications ...
Hypochondriasis is also phenomenologically similar to several anxiety disorders (i.e., PD, GAD, OCD; Abramowitz & Braddock, 2008; Deacon & Abramowitz, 2008 ; Taylor & Asmundson, 2004), which further supports its reclassification as an ...
Steven Taylor PhD, ABPP, Dean McKay PhD, ABPP, Jonathan S. Abramowitz PhD, ABPP, 2009
10
Clarifying the Domain of Hypochondriasis
Researchers have previously hypothesized that disease phobia and disease conviction are two separate dimensions underlying hypochondriasis (HC).
Thomas A. Fergus, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HYPOCHONDRIASIS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hypochondriasis is used in the context of the following news items.
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Here's why Googling your symptoms is a terrible idea - Business …
... and the listing of concerning diagnoses by symptom checkers could contribute to hypochondriasis and 'cyberchondria,' which describes the ... «Business Insider, Jul 15»
2
Online Symptom Checkers Horrible At Guessing Your Illness, Get It …
... and the listing of concerning diagnoses by symptom checkers could contribute to hypochondriasis and 'cyberchondria,' which describes the ... «Medical Daily, Jul 15»
3
Dr Le Fanu's online health clinic, Friday 19th June 2015
Hypochondriasis/cbt/dementia. Dear Dr. LeFanu. Your item in last Monday's Telegraph regarding the treatment of psychosomatic symptoms by ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
4
Doctor's Diary: Is paracetamol still the number one painkiller?
... ever undertaken, interviews with almost 30,000 patients attending a variety of hospital specialists identified almost 500 with hypochondriasis. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
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A Primer on Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
These changes were based on studies demonstrating that these disorders, in particular OCD, BDD, and hypochondriasis, run in the same ... «Psychiatry Advisor, Jun 15»
6
Nutrition and Mental Health: Vitamin D Stands Out
Psychiatric Illness · Intellectual Disability · Somatization Disorder · Hypochondriasis · Conversion Disorder · Autism · Asperger's Syndrome · Social Phobia ... «EmpowHer, Jun 15»
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How can we save the NHS? Rediscover the stiff upper lip
Hypochondriasis is a modern disease. More than a decade ago the splenetic Spectator columnist, Theodore Dalrymple, observed that a visit to ... «The Independent, May 15»
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Is a hypochondriac faking it?
This disorder is similar to hypochondriasis, but more pervasive and often with more severe symptoms. A somatic type of delusional disorder is ... «Troy Media, May 15»
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When Searching for Medical Information Becomes An Unhealthy …
Severity can range from occasional worry to chronic preoccupation that meets the diagnostic criteria for hypochondriasis,1 which is now ... «Psychiatry Advisor, May 15»
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Now, Maharashtra govt works out minimum days for students
Mental health experts said they had been seen a number of cases of students suffering from Hypochondriasis, health anxiety. "A lot of students ... «Times of India, Apr 15»

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