Nosophobia

Nosophobia
Nosophobia
Classification and external resources
ICD-10 F45.2
ICD-9 300.29

Nosophobia is a specific phobia, an irrational fear of contracting a disease, from Greek "nosos" for "disease" (as the 1913 Webster's Dictionary put it, "morbid dread of a disease"). Primary fears of this kind are fear of contracting pulmonary tuberculosis, venereal diseases, cancer, and heart diseases.

Some authors suggested that the medical students' disease must be referred to as nosophobia[1] rather than "hypochondriasis", because the quoted studies show a very low percentage of hypochondriacal character of the condition.

See also

References

  1. ^ Hunter R.C.A, Lohrenz J.G., Schwartzman A.E. "Nosophobia and hypochondriasis in medical students" J Nerv Ment Dis 1964;130:147-52. PMID 14206454

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  • Nosophobia — Nos o*pho bi*a, n. [NL.; no sos disease + fo bos fear.] (Med.) Morbid dread of disease. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • nosophobia — /nos euh foh bee euh/, n. Psychiatry. an abnormal fear of disease. [1885 90; NOSO + PHOBIA] * * * nosophobia /no sə fōˈbi ə/ noun A morbid dread of contracting disease ORIGIN: Gr nosos a disease, and phobos fear …   Useful english dictionary

  • nosophobia — /nos euh foh bee euh/, n. Psychiatry. an abnormal fear of disease. [1885 90; NOSO + PHOBIA] * * * …   Universalium

  • nosophobia — noun Excessive or irrational fear of disease …   Wiktionary

  • nosophobia — An inordinate dread and fear of disease. SYN: pathophobia. [noso + G. phobos, fear] * * * noso·pho·bia .näs ə fō bē ə n an abnormal fear of disease * * * noso·pho·bia (nos″o foґbe ə) [noso + phobia] irrational dread of sickness or of… …   Medical dictionary

  • nosophobia — fear of disease Phobias …   Phrontistery dictionary

  • nosophobia — A fear of becoming ill …   Grandiloquent dictionary

  • nosophobia — /nɒsoʊˈfoʊbiə/ (say nosoh fohbeeuh) noun morbid fear of disease. {noso + phobia} –nosophobic, adjective, noun …  

  • нозофобия — (nosophobia; нозо + фобия, син. патофобия) навязчивый страх боязнь заболеть …   Большой медицинский словарь

  • Нозофоби́я — (nosophobia; Нозо + Фобия; син. патофобия) навязчивый страх боязнь заболеть …   Медицинская энциклопедия

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