| 释义 |
phthisiophobia Med.|fθ-, θɪzɪəʊˈfəʊbɪə|
[f. as next + -phobia.]
An unjustified or exaggerated fear of tuberculosis.
1906J. B. Huber Consumption xi. 445 It is really deplorable to consider the degree of cruelty and selfishness to which this phthisiophobia has driven people. 1948F. M. Pottenger Tuberculosis xxxvi. 579 If we frighten people into believing that tuberculosis is a highly infectious disease.., we create an unnecessary and harmful phthisiophobia, which reacts against the patient. |