helminthophobia

English

Etymology

helminth +‎ -o- +‎ -phobia

Noun

helminthophobia (uncountable)

  1. A morbid fear of parasitic worms.
    • 1987, Lars L. Gustafsson, Björn Beermann, Yakoub Aden Abdi, Handbook of drugs for tropical parasitic infections (page 52)
      In patients misusing the drug because of helminthophobia, the risk of severe side effects has to be considered.
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