steroidphobia

English

Etymology

steroid +‎ -phobia.

Noun

steroidphobia (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) The fear of using therapeutic steroids, often caused by concerns of their side effects.
    • 2002, Paul J. Hannaway, Asthma-- an Emerging Epidemic:
      Unfortunately, many patients (and some doctors) have "steroidphobia," which means that they are unduly apprehensive about using prednisone for short periods of time in unstable asthma.
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