cardiophobia

American  

[kahr-dee-oh-foh-bee-uh] / ˌkɑr di oʊˈfoʊ bi ə /

noun

Psychiatry.

1. 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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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• cardiophobic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of cardiophobia

First recorded in 1900–05; cardio- ( def. ) + -phobia