Ma'anar ƙamus na hypochondriasis cuta ce ta tabin hankali da ke nuna yawan damuwa game da lafiyar mutum, galibi tare da tsoron rashin gaskiya na rashin lafiya mai tsanani duk da rashin shaidar likita don tallafawa irin waɗannan abubuwan. Har ila yau, wani lokaci ana kiransa da rashin lafiyar damuwa. Mutanen da ke da hypochondriasis na iya shagaltu da alamun bayyanar cututtuka na jiki ko kuma jin daɗi kuma su yi imani cewa suna da mummunan yanayin kiwon lafiya, ko da babu wata shaida da ta goyi bayan wannan imani.