Korean slang profile
사이버콘드리아
saibeokondeuria
Self-assessment based on inaccurate online health information
Judging one’s own illness by believing inaccurate online medical information.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 21, 2006
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
검색한 증상만으로 병을 단정하는 사이버콘드리아를 경계했다.
I was wary of 사이버콘드리아, deciding what illness I had from searched symptoms alone.
02Documented history
- 2006-12-21This source introduced “사이버콘드리아” and explained its meaning.[1]
03Origin & word formation
A 2006 Dong-A Ilbo article relays internet-related neologisms introduced by New Scientist through AFP reporting, giving the spelling cyberchondria and its meaning. The original coiner and date of use have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The article’s introduction of the term was checked. It was not verified as a medical diagnosis or an officially recognized classification, and the source is limited by its relaying of overseas reporting.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- ‘인터넷중독’ 신조어…블로그 스트리킹 구글 스토킹 등 (동아일보)Published Dec 21, 2006Original source checked Nov 14, 2026