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CYBERCHONDRIA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-07-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Medicine and Health
- Internet and Telematics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cyberchondria
1, record 1, English, cyberchondria
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- digital hypochondria 2, record 1, English, digital%20hypochondria
correct
- compucondria 3, record 1, English, compucondria
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The unfounded anxiety concerning the state of one's health brought on by visiting health and medical websites. 4, record 1, English, - cyberchondria
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A symptom of cyberchondria or digital hypochondria is a research compulsion to find out if the disease we assume is serious. 2, record 1, English, - cyberchondria
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Médecine et santé
- Internet et télématique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cybercondrie
1, record 1, French, cybercondrie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- hypocondrie en ligne 2, record 1, French, hypocondrie%20en%20ligne
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Comportement, parfois assimilable à l'hypocondrie, qui engendre l'anxiété à propos de sa santé en raison de la consultation de sites Internet médicaux. 2, record 1, French, - cybercondrie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Medicina y Salud
- Internet y telemática
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cibercondría
1, record 1, Spanish, cibercondr%C3%ADa
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- ciberhipocondría 2, record 1, Spanish, ciberhipocondr%C3%ADa
correct, feminine noun
- hipocondría digital 2, record 1, Spanish, hipocondr%C3%ADa%20digital
correct, feminine noun
- compucondría 3, record 1, Spanish, compucondr%C3%ADa
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Preocupación obsesiva por la salud que lleva a consultar internet continuamente para confirmar enfermedades que se cree o se teme padecer, por lo general graves, o en busca de síntomas, efectos o posibles tratamientos. 2, record 1, Spanish, - cibercondr%C3%ADa
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cibercondría; ciberhipocondría; hipocondría digital: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que el neologismo médico "cibercondría" [...] nace de la combinación del elemento compositivo ciber-, que hace referencia al mundo digital en general, e hipocondría, afección que padecen aquellos que manifiestan una preocupación constante y angustiosa por su estado de salud. […] también son apropiadas la voz "ciberhipocondría" y la expresión "hipocondría digital". […] Por otro lado, se recuerda que el acento recae sobre la penúltima letra, por lo que lo apropiado es escribir este sustantivo con tilde: "cibercondría", no "cibercondria", con sílaba tónica –con-. […] Cabe señalar, por último, que el prefijo ciber- se escribe unido a la palabra a la que acompaña: "cibercondría" y no "cíber condría" ni "cíber-condría". 2, record 1, Spanish, - cibercondr%C3%ADa
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