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leprophobia|lɛprəʊˈfəʊbɪə| Also lepraphobia |lɛprəˈfəʊbɪə|. [f. leprosy + -phobia; cf. lepra (b).] A morbid or insane fear of leprosy; spec. such a fear showing itself in the conviction of a person actually healthy that he is suffering from leprosy.
1894Gould Dict. Med. 670/1 Leprophobia, morbid or insane dread of leprosy. 1911Stedman Med. Dict., Lepraphobia. 1948Leprosy Rev. XIX. 40 Euphemisms will not eradicate leprophobia. 1948E. Muir Man. Leprosy xiv. 98 Leprophobia may centre round any well-known symptom of leprosy. 1973Bryceson & Pfaltzgraff Leprosy for Students Med. iv. 40 Do not treat for leprosy unless the diagnosis is established. Nothing is harder to cure than leprophobia. |