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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
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