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algophobia
al·go·pho·bi·a
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ˌæl
gəˈfoʊ
bi
ə
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noun
Psychiatry.
an abnormal dread of pain.
Origin:
1895–1900;
algo-
+
-phobia
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algophobia
(ˌælɡəˈfəʊbɪə)
—
n
psychiatry
an acute fear of experiencing or witnessing bodily pain
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
algophobia
al·go·pho·bi·a (āl'gə-fō'bē-ə)
n.
An abnormal
fear
of pain.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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