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Dec. 1, 2014

nosophobia \nos-uh-FOH-bee-uh\ noun 1. Psychiatry. an abnormal fear of disease. Quotes Medical students’ disease — which has also been called “nosophobia,” meaning “fear of disease” — first gained attention in the mid-1960s after the publication of two articles from prominent psychiatric departments. -- Barron H. Lerner, "When Med Students Get Medical Students’ Disease," New York Times, September 5, 2013 Origin Nosophobia comes from the Greek roots phóbos meaning "fear, panic" and nósos meaning "disease, sickness, malady."

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