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Hypochondriac vs Psychosomatic - What's the difference?

hypochondriac | psychosomatic |

As adjectives the difference between hypochondriac and psychosomatic

is that hypochondriac is related to, or affected by hypochondria while psychosomatic is pertaining to both the mind and the body.

As a noun hypochondriac

is a person affected with hypochondria.

hypochondriac

English

Alternative forms

* hypochondriack (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Related to, or affected by hypochondria
  • Related to, or located in the hypochondrium.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person affected with hypochondria.

    • Synonyms

    * valetudinarian

    psychosomatic

    English

    (Psychosomatic medicine)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Pertaining to both the mind and the body.
  • (medicine, psychology) Pertaining to physical diseases, symptoms etc. which have mental causes.

    • See also

    * somatoform