valetudinarian

noun

1. an invalid.
2. a person who is excessively concerned about his or her poor health or ailments.

adjective

3. in poor health; sickly; invalid.
4. excessively concerned about one’s poor health or ailments.
5. of, relating to, or characterized by invalidism.

noun plural -narians or -naries

1. a person who is or believes himself to be chronically sick; invalid
2. a person excessively worried about the state of his health; hypochondriac

adjective

3. relating to, marked by, or resulting from poor health
4. being a valetudinarian
5. trying to return to a healthy state

n.

“one who is constantly concerned with his own ailments,” 1703, from valetudinary (1580s), from Latin valetudinarius, from valetudo “state of health,” from valere “be strong” (see valiant) + -tudo, abstract noun suffix (see -tude). Valetudinary (adj.) “sickly” is recorded from 1580s.

n.

1. A sickly or weak person, especially one who is constantly and morbidly concerned with his or her health.

adj.

1. Chronically ailing; sickly.
2. Constantly and morbidly concerned with one’s health.