cyberchondriac
English
Etymology
Blend of cyber- + hypochondriac
Noun
cyberchondriac (plural cyberchondriacs)
- A hypochondriac who researches his/her potential medical condition on the Internet.
- 2006, Alan Gillies, The Clinician's Guide to Surviving IT
- Faced with the printout-wielding patient or 'cyberchondriac'...
- 2006, Saif Rahman, Down to a Sunset Sea
- None of them carried news of research into his condition, but there was enough for any cyberchondriac to get his mind around.
- 2006, Alan Gillies, The Clinician's Guide to Surviving IT
Related terms
- cyberchondria