Cyberchondria is the unfounded escalation of concerns about common symptomology based on review of search results and literature online. Articles in popular media position cyberchondria anywhere from temporary neurotic excess to adjunct hypochondria. Cyberchondria is a growing concern among many healthcare practitioners as patients can now researc...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: si′bĕr-kon′drē-ă Definitions: 1. The false belief that one is suffering from a disease that was learned about on the Internet or on a specific Website.
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cyberchondria 1. A reference to people who frantically search on the Internet for detailed information on their medical problems, real or imagined. 2. A situation in which people surf the net in a frenzy of health anxiety.
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