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A cyberchondriac is someone who looks up medical advice on the internet for every symptom they have and then gets really anxious because they think they have a serious illness! Just like you're doing.

哦，原来 cyberchondriac 和 hypochondriac 有相似之处，cyberchondriac 用来指一个通过上网查询病症后想象自己患了各种病、自诊的人。

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Exactly, this term is a combination of 'cyber' – relating to computers – and hypochondriac. Let's hear some examples.

Examples

There are so many medical websites nowadays, it's no wonder more and more people are self-diagnosing and becoming cyberchondriacs.

Ana: I was convinced that I had this really rare disease that I read about online. Turns out that I just wasn't drinking enough water!

Joe: Ha! You're such a cyberchondriac!

Right, let's get on with the programme – although I haven't brought my glasses today so I'm afraid I can't read the script very well.

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What? You've forgotten your glasses? Well no wonder you've got a headache.

Oh yeah, that could be it. Phew, I was convinced something terrible was wrong with me. Right, let's get on with the programme.

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Hang on there's a link here to the 'ten most dangerous tropical diseases', I'll just have a quick look…

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