Etymograph

English

hypochondriasis

Hypochondriasis comes from New Latin; the New Latin form is not named.

  1. New Latinc. 1500–1900form not named
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2022hypochondriasis

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. New Latinc. 1500–1900form not named
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2022hypochondriasis

Earliest quotation: 2022, American Psychiatric Association, Fifth Edition: “Most individuals who previously would have been diagnosed with…”

Equivalent to hypochondrium + -iasis

Ancient Greek ὑποχόνδριον ‘the soft part of the body below the cartilage…’

New Latin hypochondrium

English hypochondrium

Today it means

noun A mental disorder (in some classifications of such disorders, including ICD-11) characterized by a persistent preoccupation with having or developing a serious illness, despite the absence of significant physical symptoms or evidence of disease.

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