cancer phobia — a disorder of the phobic type in which minor symptoms are interpreted as signs of cancer and panic attacks may occur. As with any other phobic disorder, cancer phobia cannot be treated by appeals to reason. Some success has been achieved by… … The new mediacal dictionary
Канцерофобия (Cancer Phobia) — изменение личности, характеризующееся навязчивым страхом заболеть раком и приводящее к принудительному выполнению некоторых действий (особенно, часто повторяющееся мытье рук, смена одежды, которая соприкасалась с другими людьми, боязнь дышать тем … Медицинские термины
phobia — An extreme, irrational, fear of something that may cause a person to panic. Examples of common phobias include fear of spiders, flying in an airplane, elevators, heights, enclosed rooms, crowded public places, and embarrassing oneself in front of … English dictionary of cancer terms
Phobia — An unreasonable sort of fear that can cause avoidance and panic. Phobias are a relatively common type of anxiety disorder. For example, extreme fear of spiders is called arachnophobia, and fear of being outside is known as agoraphobia. Phobias… … Medical dictionary
phobia — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. fear, dread, aversion, revulsion, repulsion, dislike, antipathy; acrophobia, claustrophobia, etc. See insanity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Neurosis] Syn. fear, dread, unreasoned fear, Angst (German); see… … English dictionary for students
КАНЦЕРОФОБИЯ — (cancer phobia) изменение личности, характеризующееся навязчивым страхом заболеть раком и приводящее к принудительному выполнению некоторых действий (особенно, часто повторяющееся мытье рук, смена одежды, которая соприкасалась с другими людьми,… … Толковый словарь по медицине
cancerphobia — can·cer·pho·bia .kan(t) sər fō bē ə or can·cer·o·pho·bia sər ō fō n an abnormal dread of cancer * * * can·cer·pho·bia (kan″sər foґbe ə) [cancer + phobia] irrational fear of cancer … Medical dictionary
Long-term effects of alcohol — Disability adjusted life year for alcohol use disorders per 100,000 inhabitants in 2004 … Wikipedia
diagnosis — /duy euhg noh sis/, n., pl. diagnoses / seez/. 1. Med. a. the process of determining by examination the nature and circumstances of a diseased condition. b. the decision reached from such an examination. Abbr.: Dx 2. Biol. scientific… … Universalium
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