Meaning of cyberchondria | Babel Free

Definitions

Anxiety concerning one's health, caused by visiting medical websites.

uncountable

Examples

“[Sam] Altman’s mother, a dermatologist named Connie Gibstine, told me, “Sam does keep⟳ an awful lot tied up inside. He’ll call⟳ and say⟳ he has a headache—and he’ll have⟳ Googled it, so there’s some cyber-chondria in there, too.”

“Using “Dr Google” for health purposes is controversial. Some have⟳ expressed concerns that it can lead⟳ to inaccurate diagnoses, bad advice on where to seek⟳ treatment (triage), and increased anxiety (cyberchondria).”

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