health neurosis; health obsession
Refers to an excessive, often anxious preoccupation with one's health, sometimes to the point of neurosis. Similar to 健康ノイローゼ.
See also: 健康ノイローゼ (けんこうノイローゼ)
He has health neurosis and takes his temperature several times a day.
People with health obsession suspect a serious illness even for minor symptoms.
Compound of 健康 (health) and 病 (illness), literally 'health illness'. The exact origin is uncertain, but it likely arose as a colloquial or literary coinage to describe hypochondriacal tendencies.