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cyberchondriacs

cyberchondriacs is the plural of cyberchondriac.

Meaning of cyberchondriac

Noun

cyberchondriac (plural cyberchondriacs)

  1. (Internet) A hypochondriac (“person with an excessive preoccupation or worry about having a serious illness”) who researches their potential medical condition on the Internet.
    • Doctors are on the alert for a new kind of victim: the cyberchondriac. With so much health information now on the Internet, thousands of people are using their computers to try to match symptoms with diseases.1998 June 27, Roger Dobson, “Doctors warn the cybersick”, in The Independent, London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 Jul 2022

Questions about cyberchondriacs

What is cyberchondriacs the plural of?
Cyberchondriacs is the plural of cyberchondriac.

Words near cyberchondriacs in the dictionary

  1. cybercheat
  2. cybercheating
  3. cybercheats
  4. cyberchondria
  5. cyberchondriac
  6. cyberchondriacs
  7. cyberchorus
  8. cyberchoruses
  9. cyberchurch
  10. cyberchurches
  11. cybercide

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