cardiophobia

[ kahr-dee-oh-foh-bee-uh ]

noun

, Psychiatry.

1. an excessive preoccupation with heart disease or an irrational fear of dying from a heart attack, often presenting physical symptoms of chest pain or heart palpitations.

Other Words From

• car·di·o·pho·bic adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of cardiophobia¹

First recorded in 1900–05; cardio- ( def ) + -phobia