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hypochondria

n. morbid concern with the state of one’s health, including unfounded beliefs of ill health. The individual is often focused on having one type of illness at a time. When severe and disabling, this preoccupation is classified as a mental disorder and known as hypochondriasis. —hypochondriac or hypochondriacal adj. —hypochondriac n.

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January 26th 2025

blind

blind

adj.

1. denoting a lack of sight. See blindness.

2. denoting a lack of awareness. In research, a blind procedure may be employed deliberately to enhance experimental control: A single blind is a procedure in which participants are unaware of the experimental conditions under which they are operating; a double blind is a procedure in which both the participants and the experimenters interacting with them are unaware of the particular experimental conditions; and a triple blind is a procedure in which the participants, experimenters, and data analysts are all unaware of the particular experimental conditions.