Dictionary

carcinophobia en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌkɑɹsɪnəˈfoʊbi.ə/ (General-American)
• /ˌkɑːsɪnəˈfəʊːbi.ə/ (UK)
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Etymology

From carcino- + -phobia.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) Inordinate dread of contracting cancer.

Deriveds

carcinophobic

Hyponyms

carcinomatophobia

Synonyms

cancerphobia

Translations (3)

de Karzinophobie (dread of contracting cancer) · fi karsinofobia (dread of contracting cancer) · ru канцерофо́бия (dread of contracting cancer)