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nosophobia

[ nos-uh-foh-bee-uh ]
/ ˌnɒs əˈfoʊ bi ə /
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noun Psychiatry.
an irrational or disproportionate fear of disease.
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Origin of nosophobia

First recorded in 1885–90; noso- + -phobia

OTHER WORDS FROM nosophobia

nos·o·pho·bic, adjective, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for nosophobia

nosophobia
/ (ˌnɒsəˈfəʊbɪə) /

noun
the morbid dread of contracting disease
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