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carcinomatophobia

carcinomatophobia noun: a morbid fear of carcinoma.

Noun

carcinomatophobia (uncountable)

  1. (strictly) A morbid fear of carcinoma.
  2. (broadly) A morbid fear of cancer: Synonym of carcinophobia.

Origin of carcinomatophobia

From carcinomato- + -phobia.

Questions about carcinomatophobia

What does carcinomatophobia mean?
Carcinomatophobia means a morbid fear of carcinoma.
What part of speech is carcinomatophobia?
Carcinomatophobia is a noun.

Words near carcinomatophobia in the dictionary

  1. carcinomal
  2. carcinomas
  3. carcinomata
  4. carcinomato-
  5. carcinomatoid
  6. carcinomatophobia
  7. carcinomatoses
  8. carcinomatosis
  9. carcinomatous
  10. carcinomic
  11. carcinomorphic

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