What do you call an individual who persistently believes they are ill despite no medical evidence?

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25 May 2018
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28 May 2026

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A hypochondriac is a person who is excessively worried about having a serious illness, often without any medical confirmation. The other options refer to different traits: a misogynist dislikes women, a misanthrope hates people in general, and hyperpituitary relates to overactivity of the pituitary gland.

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