nosomania

[ nŏs′ə-mā′nē-ə, -mān′yə ]

n.

An unfounded abnormal belief that one is suffering from some special disease.

Nearby words

nosogenesis, nosogenic, nosogeography, nosography, nosology, nosomania, nosonomy, nosophilia, nosophobia, nosopoietic, nosopsyllus

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