Etymology

cyberchondriac

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Today it means: A hypochondriac (“person with an excessive preoccupation or worry about having a serious illness”) who researches their potential medical condition on the Internet. Full definition →

First used late 20th c.English hypochondriac ← Ancient Greek κυβερνητικός (kubernētikós)
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  1. Ancient Greekκυβερνητικός (kubernētikós)
  2. Englishcyberneticclip.
  3. Englishcyber-
  4. Englishhypochondriac
  5. English todaycyberchondriac

Blend of cyber- (prefix denoting cyberspace or the Internet, or computers more generally) + hypochondriac, equivalent to cyberchondria + -ac.

First known use, by meaning

  • from late 20th c. A hypochondriac (“person with an excessive preoccupation or worry about having a serious illness”) who researches their potential medical condition on the Internet.

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