nosomania
[ nŏs′ə-mā′nē-ə, -mān′yə ]
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n.
An unfounded abnormal belief that one is suffering from some special disease.
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Words nearby nosomania
nosogenesis, nosogenic, nosogeography, nosography, nosology, nosomania, nosonomy, no sooner said than done, nosophilia, nosophobia, nosopoietic
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