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nosophobia

American  
[nos-uh-foh-bee-uh] / ˌnɒs əˈfoʊ bi ə /

noun

Psychiatry.

  1. an irrational or disproportionate fear of disease.

nosophobia British  
/ ˌnɒsəˈfəʊbɪə /

noun

  1. the morbid dread of contracting disease

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Other Word Forms

  • nosophobic adjective

Etymology

Origin of nosophobia

First recorded in 1885–90; noso- + -phobia

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