nosophobia

English

Etymology

From noso- +‎ -phobia.

Noun

nosophobia (usually uncountable, plural nosophobias)

  1. An excessive or irrational fear of contracting a disease, such as: HIV/AIDS, pulmonary tuberculosis, venereal diseases, cancer, and heart diseases.

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