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rectophobia

rectophobia noun: the fear of rectal disease.

Noun

rectophobia (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The fear of rectal disease.
    • Careful investigation will, I am sure, account for the nervous rectum of Goodell, the rectophobia of Kelsey, and the irritable rectum of Matthews.1893, Chas. C. Allison, “Reflex Pain”, in The Denver Medical Times, volume 12, number 5, page 308
    • Some writers have used the term rectophobia to describe a condition of morbid foreboding, claimed to be peculiar to patients afflicted with rectal disease.1914, A. Bennett Cooke, A treatise on diseases of the rectum and anus

rectophobia meaning in Tamil

rectophobia in Tamil

குதநோய் வெருளி

Origin of rectophobia

From recto- + -phobia.

Questions about rectophobia

What does rectophobia mean?
Rectophobia means the fear of rectal disease.
What is rectophobia in Tamil?
Rectophobia in Tamil is குதநோய் வெருளி. See Rectophobia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is rectophobia?
Rectophobia is a noun.

Words near rectophobia in the dictionary

  1. rectogenital
  2. rectoneovaginal
  3. rectoperineal
  4. rectopexies
  5. rectopexy
  6. rectophobia
  7. rector
  8. rector magnificus
  9. rectoral
  10. rectorate
  11. rectorates

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