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cyberpatient

cyberpatient noun: a patient who receives medical diagnosis by means of a computer network.

Noun

cyberpatient (plural cyberpatients)

  1. A patient who receives medical diagnosis by means of a computer network.
    • Explicit medical videos are among the exceptions, allowing cyberpatients and other viewers 18 and over to watch videos of colonoscopies, appendectomies and open-heart surgery.2009 June 11, Malia Wollan, “Lights, Camera, Contraction!”, in New York Times

Forms of cyberpatient

pluralcyberpatients

Origin of cyberpatient

From cyber- + patient.

Questions about cyberpatient

What does cyberpatient mean?
Cyberpatient means a patient who receives medical diagnosis by means of a computer network.
What part of speech is cyberpatient?
Cyberpatient is a noun.
What is the plural of cyberpatient?
The plural of cyberpatient is cyberpatients.

Words near cyberpatient in the dictionary

  1. cyberpartners
  2. cyberpastoral
  3. cyberpath
  4. cyberpathic
  5. cyberpaths
  6. cyberpatient
  7. cyberpatients
  8. cyberpayment
  9. cyberpayments
  10. cyberpeople
  11. cyberperformance

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