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Hypochondriasis; melancholy; the blues.

Of or pertaining to hypochondria, or the hypochondriac regions.

Same as Hypochondriac, 2. -- Hy`po*chon"dri*a*cal*ly, adv.

Hypochondriasis. [R.]

A mental disorder in which melancholy and gloomy views torment the affected person, particularly concerning his own health.

Hypochondriasis. [R.]

See Antihypochondriac.

Counteractive of hypochondria. -- n.

A person much given to melancholy; a hypochondriac. I. Disraeli.

he supposed predominance of black bile, to the influence of which the ancients attributed hypochondria, melancholy, and mania. Atrabiliary arteries, capsules, and veins (Anat.), those pertaining to the kidney; -- called also renal arteries, capsules, and veins.

Melancholic or hypochondriac; atrabiliary. Dunglision. A hard-faced, atrabilious, earnest-eyed race. Lowell. He was constitutionally atrabilious and scornful. Froude.

ury; as, ten cases of fever; also, the history of a disease or injury. A proper remedy in hypochondriacal cases. Arbuthnot.

A hypochondriacal condition verging upon insanity, occurring in those whose brains have been unduly taxed; -- called also brain fag.

abdomen. (b) An arbitrary division of the abdomen above the umbilical and between the two hypochondriac regions.

Somewhat hypochondriac; melancholy. See Hyppish. [Colloq.] When we are hipped or in high spirits. R. L. Stevenson.

Hypochondria. [Colloq.]

The hypochondriac regions. See Hypochondrium.

Either of the hypochondriac regions.

Hypochondriasis.

Affected with hypochondria; hypped. [Written also hyppish.]