1) An abnormal fear of disease
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fear of contracting a disease
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Nosophobia is a specific phobia, an irrational fear of contracting a disease, from Greek `nosos` for `disease` (as the 1913 Webster`s Dictionary put it, `morbid dread of a disease`). Primary fears of this kind are fear of contracting pulmonary tuberculosis, venereal diseases, cancer, and heart diseases. Some authors have suggested that the ...
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fear of disease
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A morbid fear of disease.
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• (n.) Morbid dread of disease.
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<psychology> An inordinate dread and fear of disease. ... Synonym: pathophobia. ... Origin: noso-+ G. Phobos, fear ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(nos″o-fo´be-ә) irrational fear of sickness or of a specific disease.
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A morbid fear of disease.
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Nos`o·pho'bi·a noun [ New Latin ; ... disease + ... fear.]
(Medicine) Morbid dread of disease.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: nos′ō-fō′bē-ă Definitions: 1. An inordinate dread and fear of disease. Synonyms: pathophobia
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Nosophobia is the fear of illness.
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nosemaphobia, nosophobia An exaggerated or excessive fear of contracting a disease or of becoming ill; such as, AIDS.
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nosophobia, nosemaphobia 1. An irrational dread of sickness or of some particular disease. 2. A fear of disease; usually associated with no discoverable organic illness, or if the latter is present, the fear is grossly exaggerated and has been superimposed upon the natural concern about the illness.
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an abnormal fear of disease.
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