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algophobia

[al-guh-foh-bee-uh]
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noun Psychiatry.
  1. an abnormal dread of pain.
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Origin of algophobia

First recorded in 1895–1900; algo- + -phobia
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British Dictionary definitions for algophobia

algophobia

noun
  1. psychiatry an acute fear of experiencing or witnessing bodily pain
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algophobia in Medicine

algophobia

(ăl′gə-fō′bē-ə)
n.
  1. An abnormal fear of pain.
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