al·go·pho·bi·a
(ăl′gə-fō′bē-ə)n. An abnormal fear of pain.
al′go·phobe′ n.
al′go·pho′bic adj.
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algophobia
(ˌælɡəˈfəʊbɪə) n (Psychiatry) psychiatry an acute fear of experiencing or witnessing bodily pain
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algophobia
an extreme fear of pain. Cf. odynophobia.
See also: Pain-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. | algophobia - a morbid fear of painsimple phobia - any phobia (other than agoraphobia) associated with relatively simple well-defined stimuli |
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Translations
Algophobie
algophobie
algofobi
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