iatrophobia

English

Etymology

From iatro- +‎ -phobia.

Noun

iatrophobia (uncountable)

1. An abnormal or irrational fear of doctors or going to the doctor.

   Synonyms: medicophobia, iatromisia

   • 1996, Leslie A. Fiedler, Tyranny of the Normal: Essays on Bioethics, Theology & Myth, page 114:

     Though such iatrophobia has always been with us, it assumed an especially virulent form in the sixties.

Derived terms

• iatrophobic

Translations

fear of doctors

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 醫生恐懼症 / 医生恐惧症 (yīshēng kǒngjùzhèng)

• Finnish: lääkäripelko, iatrofobia (fi)
• Spanish: iatrofobia (es) f