Valetudinarian
[val-i-tood-n-air-ee-uh n, -tyood-] /ˌvæl ɪˌtud nˈɛər i ən, -ˌtyud-/
noun
1.
an invalid.
2.
a person who is excessively concerned about his or her poor health or ailments.
adjective
3.
in poor health; sickly; invalid.
4.
excessively concerned about one’s poor health or ailments.
5.
of, relating to, or characterized by invalidism.
valetudinarian
/ˌvælɪˌtjuːdɪˈnɛərɪən/
noun (pl) -narians, -naries
1.
a person who is or believes himself to be chronically sick; invalid
2.
a person excessively worried about the state of his health; hypochondriac
adjective
3.
relating to, marked by, or resulting from poor health
4.
being a valetudinarian
5.
trying to return to a healthy state
valetudinarian val·e·tu·di·nar·i·an (vāl’ĭ-tōōd’n-âr’ē-ən, -tyōōd’-)
n.
A sickly or weak person, especially one who is constantly and morbidly concerned with his or her health. adj.
Chronically ailing; sickly.
Constantly and morbidly concerned with one’s health.
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