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neurophobia

UK/ˌnjʊərəʊˈfəʊbiə/US/ˌnʊroʊˈfoʊbiə/

neurophobia noun: an aversion to or fear of neurology or the nervous system, especially among medical students or professionals intimidated by the complexity of neurological science.

Noun

neurophobia (uncountable)

  1. An aversion to or fear of neurology or the nervous system, especially among medical students or professionals intimidated by the complexity of neurological science.
    • Students perceive that the neural sciences and clinical neurology are overly complex, and many of these students develop a syndrome that I shall call "neurophobia".1994, Ralph F. Jozefowicz, MD, “Neurophobia: The Fear of Neurology Among Medical Students”, in Arch Neurol, →DOI
    • Neurophobia is a term coined to describe the fear of neurology reported by medical students. It is now increasingly recognised as a barrier to effective neurological education.2009, Youssef, F. F., “Neurophobia and its implications: evidence from a Caribbean medical school”, in BMC Medical Education, →DOI
    Synonyms:
    anxiety, avoidance, fear

Synonyms of neurophobia

Origin of neurophobia

Combination of neuro- + -phobia, from Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron, “nerve, sinew”) and Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos, “fear”).

Questions about neurophobia

What does neurophobia mean?
Neurophobia means an aversion to or fear of neurology or the nervous system, especially among medical students or professionals intimidated by the complexity of neurological science.
What part of speech is neurophobia?
Neurophobia is a noun.
How do you pronounce neurophobia?
Neurophobia is pronounced /ˌnjʊərəʊˈfəʊbiə/ (UK).

Words near neurophobia in the dictionary

  1. neurophilic
  2. neurophilosopher
  3. neurophilosophers
  4. neurophilosophical
  5. neurophilosophy
  6. neurophobia
  7. neurophonic
  8. neurophonics
  9. neurophotonic
  10. neurophotonics
  11. neurophyllol

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