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Definition of: valetudinarian
(val′ə·t
′də·nâr′ē·ən, -ty′-) noun
A chronic invalid; one unduly solicitous about his health.
—adjective Seeking to recover health; infirm. Also val′e·tu′di·nar′y. [<L valetudinarius infirm <valetudo, -inis health, ill health <valere be well]
—val′e·tu′di·nar′i·an·ism noun
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