trypanophobia
Meanings
noun
- An irrational fear of medical procedures (such as injection) using needles.
Word forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek τρῡ́πανον (trū́panon, “borer, trepan”) + -phobia. By surface analysis, trypano- + -phobia.
Synonyms
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