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steroidphobia

steroidphobia noun: the fear of using therapeutic steroids, often caused by concerns of their side effects.

Noun

steroidphobia (uncountable)

  1. The fear of using therapeutic steroids, often caused by concerns of their side effects.
    • Unfortunately, many patients (and some doctors) have "steroidphobia," which means that they are unduly apprehensive about using prednisone for short periods of time in unstable asthma.2002, Paul J. Hannaway, Asthma-- an Emerging Epidemic

Origin of steroidphobia

From steroid + -phobia.

Questions about steroidphobia

What does steroidphobia mean?
Steroidphobia means the fear of using therapeutic steroids, often caused by concerns of their side effects.
What part of speech is steroidphobia?
Steroidphobia is a noun.

Words near steroidphobia in the dictionary

  1. steroidogenically
  2. steroidome
  3. steroidomes
  4. steroidomics
  5. steroidophobia
  6. steroidphobia
  7. steroids
  8. sterol
  9. sterol esterase
  10. sterol esterases
  11. steroleosin

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