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cephalalgiaphobia

cephalalgiaphobia noun: fear of headaches or getting headaches.

Noun

cephalalgiaphobia (uncountable)

  1. Fear of headaches or getting headaches.
    • The consequence of cephalalgiaphobia is that we delay treatment because we are afraid of the headache (denial) and the side effects of the medication that has been prescribed.2008, Robert Cowan, M.D, The keeler migraine method: A Groundbreaking, Individualized Program from the Renowned Headache Treatment Clinic, New York: Avery, page 177
    • Cephalalgiaphobia (fear of the next headache) may also decrease the threshold for initiating the consumption of analgesics, leading to medications overuse (Peres et al., 2007).2015, Marcello Lotti, Margit L. Bleecker, editors, Handbook of Clinical Neurology, volume 131: Occupational Neurology (ebook), Elsevier, pages 451-452

Origin of cephalalgiaphobia

From cephal- (“head”) + -algia (“pain”) + -phobia (“fear”).

Questions about cephalalgiaphobia

What does cephalalgiaphobia mean?
Cephalalgiaphobia means fear of headaches or getting headaches.
What part of speech is cephalalgiaphobia?
Cephalalgiaphobia is a noun.

Words near cephalalgiaphobia in the dictionary

  1. cephala
  2. cephalad
  3. cephalagia
  4. cephalagra
  5. cephalalgia
  6. cephalalgiaphobia
  7. cephalalgias
  8. cephalalgic
  9. cephalalgics
  10. cephalalgies
  11. cephalalgy

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