cardiophobia

[ kahr-dee-oh-foh-bee-uh ]

/ ˌkɑr di oʊˈfoʊ bi ə /

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noun Psychiatry.

an excessive preoccupation with heart disease or an irrational fear of dying from a heart attack, often presenting physical symptoms of chest pain or heart palpitations.

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Origin of cardiophobia

First recorded in 1900–05; cardio- + -phobia

OTHER WORDS FROM cardiophobia

car·di·o·pho·bic, adjective, noun

Words nearby cardiophobia

cardiolipin, cardiology, cardiomegaly, cardiomyopathy, cardiopathy, cardiophobia, cardioplegia, cardiopulmonary, cardiopulmonary bypass, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, cardiorespiratory