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Medical phobias

163 phobias
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aelosaccophobia

Fear of injury resulting from the unexpected release of a vehicle airbag

Fear of injury resulting from the unexpected release of a vehicle airbag

Situational phobias
Severe

aftiphobia

Aftiphobia is the fear of ears.

Fear of ears

Body-related phobias
Moderate

allergiphobia

An irrational and intense fear of experiencing allergic reactions.

Fear of allergies

Moderate

alzheimerianuphobia

Alzheimerianuphobia is the fear of developing Alzheimer's disease or experiencing symptoms associated with it.

Fear of alzheimers

Moderate

amnesiphobia

Amnesiphobia is the fear of amnesia, which is the loss of memories, information, and experiences.

Fear of amnesia

Situational phobias
Moderate

anabophobia

Anabophobia is the fear of medicines with an anabolic effect.

Fear of medicines with anabolic effect

Moderate

anaphylaxophobia

An intense fear of experiencing anaphylaxis, a severe and potentially life-threatening allergic reaction.

Fear of anaphylaxis

Severe

anatomophobia

Anatomophobia is the fear of the human body.

Fear of Is the the human body

Moderate

angionophobia

Angionophobia is the fear of heart attacks, which falls under ataxophobia (fear of disorder) and pathophobia (fear of disease). Individuals with angio...

Fear of Heart attacks (Branch of ataxophobia and pathophobia)

Severe

apotemnophobia

Apotemnophobia is the fear of people with amputations.

Fear of people with amputations

Moderate

asthenophobia

Asthenophobia is the fear of fainting or weakness.

Fear of fainting or weakness

Moderate

asvestiophobia

Asvestiophobia is the fear of calcium, which can manifest as anxiety or avoidance when exposed to sources of calcium.

Fear of calcium

Moderate

bacillophobia

Bacillophobia is the fear of microbes, which may manifest as an intense and irrational fear of germs or bacteria.

Fear of microbes

Severe

bacophobia

Bacophobia is the fear of bacteria. It is an irrational and persistent fear that can lead to anxiety and avoidance behaviors.

Fear of pizza cutters

Moderate

bacteriophobia

Bacteriophobia is the irrational fear of bacteria.

Fear of bacteria

Moderate

belonephobia

Belonephobia is the fear of pins and needles.

Fear of pins and needles

Specific phobias
Moderate

biochronophobia

Biochronophobia is the fear of one's biological clock running down before having the opportunity to adequately replenish the species.

Fear of one's biological clock had run down before one has had a chance to adequately replenish the species

Existential phobias
Moderate

bracesphobia

Fear or aversion towards dental braces, which are orthodontic devices used to align and straighten teeth.

Fear of dental braces

Moderate

bromidrophobia

Bromidrophobia is the irrational and intense fear of body odor or smelling bad.

Fear of body smells Bromidrosiphobia or Bromidrophobia

Sensory phobias
Moderate

bwaopiphobia

Fear or aversion specifically towards X-ray machines.

Fear of X-ray machines

Moderate

caecophobia

Caecophobia is the fear of blindness. It is closely related to surdocaecophobia, which is the fear of going blind.

Fear of blind people (satellite of surdocaecophobia) &

Moderate

cancerophobia

Cancerophobia is the irrational fear of cancer, which can manifest as extreme anxiety or dread related to the disease.

Fear of cancer

Severe Common

carcinophobia

Carcinophobia, also known as cancer phobia, is an excessive and irrational fear of developing cancer or being diagnosed with cancer.

Fear of cancer Cancerophobia or Carcinophobia

Severe Common

cardiophobia

Cardiophobia is the fear of heart disease or experiencing a heart attack.

Fear of heart disease or experiencing a heart attack

Severe

cartilogenophobia

Cartilogenophobia is the fear of bones, specifically cartilage.

Fear of bones

Moderate

cholerophobia

Cholerophobia is the irrational fear of anger or cholera.

Fear of anger or the cholera

Moderate

claustrommetaphobia

The fear of suffocating on one's own eyeballs.

Fear of suffocating on one's own eyeballs

Severe

coprastasophobia

Coprastasophobia is the fear of constipation.

Fear of constipation

Moderate

coronaphobia

Coronaphobia is the fear of contracting or spreading the coronavirus, which can lead to anxiety and distress.

Fear of multiple strains of coronavirus

Health anxiety
Moderate Common

coronophobia

Coronophobia is the fear of the coronavirus, a specific strain of virus that causes respiratory illness.

Fear of coronavirus

Moderate Common

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