cyberchondria
Britishnoun
Other Word Forms
- cyberchondriac noun
Etymology
Origin of cyberchondria
c21: from cyber(space) + (hypo)chondria
Example Sentences
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There are hours spent on the Internet that can fuel cyberchondria and constant doctor visits.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 8, 2019
It is these same sorts of dysfunctional belief systems, Fergus says, “that send people with cyberchondria back for long sessions at the computer.”
From Scientific American • Apr. 5, 2019
“Whether this will help individuals improve self-awareness of their health status, however, or only lead to so-called cyberchondria, is a moot point,” they write.
From The Guardian • Jun. 3, 2015
At a mental health centre, run by Imperial College Healthcare in London, community psychiatrists treat people who have "cyberchondria" - health anxiety fuelled by the internet.
From BBC • Dec. 26, 2013
Doctors have taken to calling this phenomenon cyberchondria.
From Time Magazine Archive
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