Nosophobia
[nos-uh-foh-bee-uh] /ˌnɒs əˈfoʊ bi ə/
noun, Psychiatry.
1.
an abnormal fear of disease.
/ˌnɒsəˈfəʊbɪə/
noun
1.
the morbid dread of contracting disease
noun
See nosemaphobia
See pathophobia
nosophobia nos·o·pho·bi·a (nŏs’ə-fō’bē-ə)
n.
An inordinate fear of disease.
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