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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
valetudinarian /ˌvalɪtjuːdɪˈnɛːrɪən/

▶noun a person who is unduly anxious about their health.

■ a person in poor health.

▶adjective showing undue concern about one's health.

■ in poor health.

– derivatives
valetudinarianism noun.

– origin C18: from L. valetudinarius ‘in ill health’.

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