Definition of cyberchondriac in English:

cyberchondriac

nounˌsʌɪbəˈkɒndrɪakˌsībərˈkändrēak

A person who compulsively searches the Internet for information about particular real or imagined symptoms of illness.
everybody is terribly health-conscious these days—it's no surprise that many people are becoming cyberchondriacs
Example sentencesExamples
- It is because cyberchondriacs fervently believe they are physically ill that they get so frustrated when told they are not.
- Are you a cyberchondriac?
- Like hypochondriacs constantly imagining they have various fatal illnesses, cyberchondriacs declare themselves outrageously sick after reading medical material on the Web.
- There's a couple of things that you can do to sort of do safe surfing without becoming a cyberchondriac.
- Health information online is breeding a generation of cyberchondriacs.
- So to become a "cyberchondriac" and join the 80 percent of Americans who scour the Web for health information, click here for the latest.
- The percentage of all adults who are cyberchondriacs increased from 27% in 1998 to 34% in 1999, 47% in 2001, and 53% in 2002.
- Just don't become a cyberchondriac, will you?
- Cyberchondriacs are less likely to be older people and people with low incomes.
- Doctors are on the alert for a new kind of victim: the cyberchondriac. With so much health information now in the Internet, thousands of people are using their computers to try to match symptoms with diseases.
- She suggests that fellow cyberchondriacs try what worked for her: 'I stopped looking up my symptoms on the Internet'!
- Australian doctors have warned that they are coming across various 'cyberchondriacs' - patients who misdiagnose their illnesses after Googling their symptoms.
- Self-diagnosis is dodgy at best and when it comes to trying to determine whether you are a cyberchondriac, it's bit of a Catch-22 situation.
- Many health professionals warn the web has created a world of cyberchondriacs.
- One of the main problems that cyberchondriacs face is that the web is not always reliable.
- If you're one of those people who frequently looks up their symptoms online and then panics at the diagnosis, or rather 'search results', it's possible that you're displaying all the hallmarks of a cyberchondriac.

Derivatives

cyberchondria

noun

Many Internet users are following inaccurate information online, which U.K. researchers say can lead to erroneous self-diagnoses and cyberchondria.
Example sentencesExamples
- Overwhelming amounts of online medical information are leading researchers to coin a new psychological classification called "cyberchondria" that describes people who obsessively misdiagnose themselves using the Web.
- She has featured in a number of articles about cyberchondria, which occurs when an individual surfs the net in a frenzy of health anxiety.
- The phenomenon of cyberchondria - where patients take as read material they have spotted on the Net, then tell their GP all about their supposed condition - is already with us.
- We wrote about this back in February, but apparently the researchers behind the idea haven't gotten enough publicity yet, so they're out pushing the idea of cyberchondria again.

Origin

1990s: blend of cyber- and hypochondriac.

Definition of cyberchondriac in US English:

cyberchondriac

nounˌsībərˈkändrēak

A person who compulsively searches the Internet for information on real or imagined symptoms of illness.
everybody is terribly health-conscious these days—it's no surprise that many people are becoming cyberchondriacs
Example sentencesExamples
- Cyberchondriacs are less likely to be older people and people with low incomes.
- Are you a cyberchondriac?
- Australian doctors have warned that they are coming across various 'cyberchondriacs' - patients who misdiagnose their illnesses after Googling their symptoms.
- The percentage of all adults who are cyberchondriacs increased from 27% in 1998 to 34% in 1999, 47% in 2001, and 53% in 2002.
- Like hypochondriacs constantly imagining they have various fatal illnesses, cyberchondriacs declare themselves outrageously sick after reading medical material on the Web.
- Doctors are on the alert for a new kind of victim: the cyberchondriac. With so much health information now in the Internet, thousands of people are using their computers to try to match symptoms with diseases.
- Just don't become a cyberchondriac, will you?
- It is because cyberchondriacs fervently believe they are physically ill that they get so frustrated when told they are not.
- Health information online is breeding a generation of cyberchondriacs.
- She suggests that fellow cyberchondriacs try what worked for her: 'I stopped looking up my symptoms on the Internet'!
- Self-diagnosis is dodgy at best and when it comes to trying to determine whether you are a cyberchondriac, it's bit of a Catch-22 situation.
- Many health professionals warn the web has created a world of cyberchondriacs.
- One of the main problems that cyberchondriacs face is that the web is not always reliable.
- There's a couple of things that you can do to sort of do safe surfing without becoming a cyberchondriac.
- If you're one of those people who frequently looks up their symptoms online and then panics at the diagnosis, or rather 'search results', it's possible that you're displaying all the hallmarks of a cyberchondriac.
- So to become a "cyberchondriac" and join the 80 percent of Americans who scour the Web for health information, click here for the latest.

Origin

1990s: blend of cyber- and hypochondriac.

单词	cyberchondriac
释义	Definition of cyberchondriac in English: cyberchondriac nounˌsʌɪbəˈkɒndrɪakˌsībərˈkändrēak A person who compulsively searches the Internet for information about particular real or imagined symptoms of illness. everybody is terribly health-conscious these days—it's no surprise that many people are becoming cyberchondriacs Example sentencesExamples It is because cyberchondriacs fervently believe they are physically ill that they get so frustrated when told they are not. Are you a cyberchondriac? Like hypochondriacs constantly imagining they have various fatal illnesses, cyberchondriacs declare themselves outrageously sick after reading medical material on the Web. There's a couple of things that you can do to sort of do safe surfing without becoming a cyberchondriac. Health information online is breeding a generation of cyberchondriacs. So to become a "cyberchondriac" and join the 80 percent of Americans who scour the Web for health information, click here for the latest. The percentage of all adults who are cyberchondriacs increased from 27% in 1998 to 34% in 1999, 47% in 2001, and 53% in 2002. Just don't become a cyberchondriac, will you? Cyberchondriacs are less likely to be older people and people with low incomes. Doctors are on the alert for a new kind of victim: the cyberchondriac. With so much health information now in the Internet, thousands of people are using their computers to try to match symptoms with diseases. She suggests that fellow cyberchondriacs try what worked for her: 'I stopped looking up my symptoms on the Internet'! Australian doctors have warned that they are coming across various 'cyberchondriacs' - patients who misdiagnose their illnesses after Googling their symptoms. Self-diagnosis is dodgy at best and when it comes to trying to determine whether you are a cyberchondriac, it's bit of a Catch-22 situation. Many health professionals warn the web has created a world of cyberchondriacs. One of the main problems that cyberchondriacs face is that the web is not always reliable. If you're one of those people who frequently looks up their symptoms online and then panics at the diagnosis, or rather 'search results', it's possible that you're displaying all the hallmarks of a cyberchondriac. Derivatives cyberchondria noun Many Internet users are following inaccurate information online, which U.K. researchers say can lead to erroneous self-diagnoses and cyberchondria. Example sentencesExamples Overwhelming amounts of online medical information are leading researchers to coin a new psychological classification called "cyberchondria" that describes people who obsessively misdiagnose themselves using the Web. She has featured in a number of articles about cyberchondria, which occurs when an individual surfs the net in a frenzy of health anxiety. The phenomenon of cyberchondria - where patients take as read material they have spotted on the Net, then tell their GP all about their supposed condition - is already with us. We wrote about this back in February, but apparently the researchers behind the idea haven't gotten enough publicity yet, so they're out pushing the idea of cyberchondria again. Origin 1990s: blend of cyber- and hypochondriac. Definition of cyberchondriac in US English: cyberchondriac nounˌsībərˈkändrēak A person who compulsively searches the Internet for information on real or imagined symptoms of illness. everybody is terribly health-conscious these days—it's no surprise that many people are becoming cyberchondriacs Example sentencesExamples Cyberchondriacs are less likely to be older people and people with low incomes. Are you a cyberchondriac? Australian doctors have warned that they are coming across various 'cyberchondriacs' - patients who misdiagnose their illnesses after Googling their symptoms. The percentage of all adults who are cyberchondriacs increased from 27% in 1998 to 34% in 1999, 47% in 2001, and 53% in 2002. Like hypochondriacs constantly imagining they have various fatal illnesses, cyberchondriacs declare themselves outrageously sick after reading medical material on the Web. Doctors are on the alert for a new kind of victim: the cyberchondriac. With so much health information now in the Internet, thousands of people are using their computers to try to match symptoms with diseases. Just don't become a cyberchondriac, will you? It is because cyberchondriacs fervently believe they are physically ill that they get so frustrated when told they are not. Health information online is breeding a generation of cyberchondriacs. She suggests that fellow cyberchondriacs try what worked for her: 'I stopped looking up my symptoms on the Internet'! Self-diagnosis is dodgy at best and when it comes to trying to determine whether you are a cyberchondriac, it's bit of a Catch-22 situation. Many health professionals warn the web has created a world of cyberchondriacs. One of the main problems that cyberchondriacs face is that the web is not always reliable. There's a couple of things that you can do to sort of do safe surfing without becoming a cyberchondriac. If you're one of those people who frequently looks up their symptoms online and then panics at the diagnosis, or rather 'search results', it's possible that you're displaying all the hallmarks of a cyberchondriac. So to become a "cyberchondriac" and join the 80 percent of Americans who scour the Web for health information, click here for the latest. Origin 1990s: blend of cyber- and hypochondriac.
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