tomophobia
noun
to·mo·pho·bia
ˌtō-mə-ˈfō-bē-ə
: intense fear of surgery or surgical procedures
We present the case of a 69-year-old … man who refused urgently indicated medical intervention because of severe tomophobia.—Marcus Schmid et al.
tomophobic
adjective
tomophobic fears
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