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cardiophobia
[ kahr-dee-oh-foh-bee-uh ]
noun
, Psychiatry.
- 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.
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Other Words From
- car·di·o·pho·bic adjective noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cardiophobia1
First recorded in 1900–05; cardio- ( def ) + -phobia
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