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iatrophobia

iatrophobia noun: an abnormal or irrational fear of doctors or going to the doctor.

Noun

iatrophobia (uncountable)

  1. An abnormal or irrational fear of doctors or going to the doctor.
    • Though such iatrophobia has always been with us, it assumed an especially virulent form in the sixties.1996, Leslie A. Fiedler, Tyranny of the Normal: Essays on Bioethics, Theology & Myth, page 114
    • Black iatrophobia is the fear of medicine.2008, Harriet A. Washington, “Introduction”, in Medical Apartheid, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, page 34

iatrophobia meaning in Tamil

iatrophobia in Tamil

மருத்துவரிடம் செல்கை வெருளி

Synonyms of iatrophobia

Origin of iatrophobia

From iatro- + -phobia.

Words formed from iatrophobia

Questions about iatrophobia

What does iatrophobia mean?
Iatrophobia means an abnormal or irrational fear of doctors or going to the doctor.
What is iatrophobia in Tamil?
Iatrophobia in Tamil is மருத்துவரிடம் செல்கை வெருளி. See Iatrophobia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is iatrophobia?
Iatrophobia is a noun.

Words near iatrophobia in the dictionary

  1. iatromelia
  2. iatromisia
  3. iatropathology
  4. iatrophobe
  5. iatrophobes
  6. iatrophobia
  7. iatrophobic
  8. iatrophysical
  9. iatrophysicist
  10. iatrophysicists
  11. iatrophysics

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