WebMD
Online diagnosis tool
WebMD is a website providing health and medical information to general audiences.
It's known for its symptom checker, which notoriously suggests serious conditions for minor complaints—a tendency that has made WebMD says I have cancer a running joke about online self-diagnosis.
The site offers articles on diseases, medications, and wellness, though users are routinely advised to consult actual doctors.
Excessive illness worry
- health anxietyExcessive worry about illness
- self-diagnosisIdentifying your own condition
- Dr. GoogleOnline medical self-consultation
- catastrophizingImagining worst-case outcomes
worst-case scenario · medical anxiety · overreaction · nocebo · panic · worry · misdiagnosis · rabbit hole
Tool identifying possible illnesses
- treatment optionsCourses of care offered
- medical encyclopediaComprehensive guide to ailments
- health screeningPreventive diagnostic examination
- lab resultsData from diagnostic analysis
side effects · patient education · first aid · medical dictionary
Remote medical care delivery
- virtual consultationRemote professional meeting online
- digital healthTechnology-mediated medical care
- e-healthHealthcare delivered electronically
- patient portalOnline medical account access
health app · online pharmacy · remote diagnosis · healthcare technology · sponsored content · disclaimer · privacy policy
hypochondria
Excessive illness worry
- health anxietyExcessive worry about illness
- self-diagnosisIdentifying your own condition
- Dr. GoogleOnline medical self-consultation
catastrophizing · worst-case scenario · medical anxiety · overreaction · nocebo · panic · worry · misdiagnosis · rabbit hole · doomscrolling
symptom checker
Tool identifying possible illnesses
- treatment optionsCourses of care offered
- medical encyclopediaComprehensive guide to ailments
- health screeningPreventive diagnostic examination
lab results · side effects · patient education · first aid · medical dictionary
telemedicine
Remote medical care delivery
- virtual consultationRemote professional meeting online
- digital healthTechnology-mediated medical care
- e-healthHealthcare delivered electronically
patient portal · health app · online pharmacy · remote diagnosis · healthcare technology · sponsored content · disclaimer · privacy policy
- drug referencesdrug guide, formulary, pharmacopeia, PDR, pharmacopoeia
- Reference SitesWikipedia, Britannica, Oxford Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, wiki
- websitesGoogle, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Amazon
WebMDphysical examination
Medical evaluation of body
doctor's visit · bedside manner · house call · emergency room visit · clinical examination
- the webWorldwide digital network
- web pageSingle internet document
- spider webSilk structure catching insects
- web conferencingRemote online meeting technology
- web addressInternet page identifier
- web of liesInterconnected deceptions forming structure
web, website, cobweb, webbed, webbing, websites, interweb, spider web