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   valetudinarian

   /ˌvalɪˌtjuːdɪˈnɛːrɪən/

   noun

   • 1. a person who is unduly anxious about their health.
   • ▪ a person suffering from poor health.

   adjective

   • 1. showing undue concern about one's health: "the valetudinarian English"
   • ▪ suffering from poor health.

   Word Origin early 18th century: from Latin valetudinarius ‘in ill health’ (from valetudo ‘health’, from valere ‘be well’) + -an.

   Derivatives

   • 1. valetudinarianism noun

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