As nouns the difference between taxonomy and hypochondria
is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while hypochondria is (medicine) a psychological disorder characterized by excessive preoccupation or worry about having a serious illness.
taxonomy
Noun
(taxonomies)
The science or the technique used to make a classification.
A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
(taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.
Synonyms
* alpha taxonomy
Derived terms
* folk taxonomy
* scientific taxonomy
See also
* classification
* rank
* taxon
* domain
* kingdom
* subkingdom
* superphylum
* phylum
* subphylum
* class
* subclass
* infraclass
* superorder
* order
* suborder
* infraorder
* parvorder
* superfamily
* family
* subfamily
* genus
* species
* subspecies
* superregnum
* regnum
* subregnum
* superphylum
* phylum
* subphylum
* classis
* subclassis
* infraclassis
* superordo
* ordo
* subordo
* infraordo
* taxon
* superfamilia
* familia
* subfamilia
* ontology
hypochondria
English
Usage notes
* The technical use of hypochondria'' is as a synonym for ''hypochondriasis'', while the colloquial use approximates somatization disorder (a different somatoform disorder). In cases where ambiguity is undesirable and the context may not be sufficient to identify the intended sense, it may be preferable to avoid the term ''hypochondria , using one of these terms instead.
Related terms
* hypochondriac
* hypochondriacal
* hypochondriasis
* hypochondrium
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