valetudinarian
noun
[ ˌvalɪtjuːdɪˈnɛːrɪən ]
• a person who is unduly anxious about their health.
valetudinarian
adjective
• showing undue concern about one's health.
• "the valetudinarian English"
Similar:
hypochondriac,
self-obsessed,
neurotic,
obsessed with one's health,
sickly,
ailing,
poorly,
in poor health,
weak,
feeble,
frail,
delicate,
debilitated,
invalid,
bedridden,
infirm,
washed out,
run down,
valetudinary,
splenetic,
hipped,
hippish,
Origin:
early 18th century: from Latin valetudinarius ‘in ill health’ (from valetudo ‘health’, from valere ‘be well’) + -an.
