Definitions For Nosophobia

Noun

NOSOPHOBIA (plural - or s) An excessive or irrational fear of contracting a disease, such as: hiv/aids, pulmonary tuberculosis, venereal diseases, cancer, and heart diseases.

Related terms

nosophobe nosophobic nosophobical nosophobically

Translations

Catalan: nosofòbia, f French: nosophobie, f German: Nosophobie, f

Etymology

From {{confix, en, noso, phobia}}.

See also

hypochondria hypochondriasis nosocomephobia

Anagrams

sonophobia

Is Nosophobia a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
17
Words with Friends
19

The word Nosophobia is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends

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