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defecalgesiophobia en · NOUN

Etymology

From defec(ate) + algesi(a) + -o- + -phobia.

Meanings

  1. (rare, uncountable) The fear of painful bowel movements.
    • […] It is further neglected by a mental dependence upon cathartics or enemata to produce the stimulation. Defecalgesiophobia is a common cause for neglecting the act. 1934, George Morris Piersol, Edward LeRoy Bortz, The Cyclopedia of Medicine, volume 10, F. A. Davis Company:
    • Defecalgesiophobia―The dread of defecation because of pain is the starting point in the vicious circle of hemorrhoids. It results in constipation, and constipation favors hemorrhoid formation. 1936, The Canadian Medical Association Journal:
    • I guess a merinthophobic sadist / Would be unable to get satisfaction, / Unless he conquered his defecaloesiophobia ^([sic]), / And focused down there for his action. 2004, Natalie Kristina Goldstraw, “Phobos”, in Superlative: Echoes of the Postmodern Condition, page 103:
    • Defecalgesiophobia, it has been called. Anusol Suppositories promptly remove the strain. And, with it, this most aggravating complication. 1920, The Medical Pickwick: A Monthly Literary Magazine of Wit and Wisdom: