apotemnophobia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fear of amputation (afraid that one will lose appendages), fear of amputations (fear of amputations on others), fear of amputees (persons with amputations).

Word forms

apotemnophobia

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀπό (apó, “away”) + τέμνω (témnō, “to cut”) + -phobia.

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