fear of physical deformities
Synonym: body dysmorphic disorder. ... Origin: dys-+ G. Morphe, form, + phobos, fear ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(dis-mor″fo-fo´be-ә) body dysmorphic disorder.
Type: Term Pronunciation: dis′mōr-fō-fō′bē-ă Synonyms: body dysmorphic disorder
Dysmorphophobia: Excessive dislike of a part of ones body. See: Body dysmorphic disorder.
Dysmorphophobia is the fear that one's body, or any part of it, is repulsive or may become so.
dysmorphophobia 1. An irrational fear of being deformed or the illusion that one is deformed. 2. An obsessive fear or, more commonly, delusional conviction that one is physically deformed or otherwise abnormal; sometimes used loosely to refer to any hypochondriacal complaint of delusional intensity. 3. A phobic may try to conceal the body part abo...