syphiliphobia

English

Noun

syphiliphobia (countable and uncountable, plural syphiliphobias)

1. Alternative form of syphilophobia
   • 1870, Thomas Hawkes Tanner, The Practice of Medicine, page 322:

     Men, in most respects shrewd and sensible, become almost fatuous about their health under the influence of this syphiliphobia.

   • 1910, Connecticut State Medical Society, Yale medical journal - Volume 16, page 176:

     The same authority has known two deaths by suicide from syphiliphobia, and gonophobia has resulted in the same way.

   • 1916, The Urologic and Cutaneous Review - Volume 20, page 172:

     He was suffering from syphiliphobia and feared also impotency and insanity.

   • 1916, Northwest Medicine - Volumes 15-16, page 193:

     We all know those syphiliphobias who try our patience extremely.