Friday 30 April 2010

WoD - valetudinarian

valetudinarian\val-uh-too-din-AIR-ee-un; -tyoo-\ , noun;
1.A weak or sickly person, especially one morbidly concerned with his or her health.adjective:
1.Sickly; weak; infirm.
2.Morbidly concerned with one's health.
Origin:
Valetudinarian derives from Latin valetudinarius, "sickly; an invalid," from valetudo, "state of health (good or ill)," from valere, "to be strong or well."

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