Steroidphobia

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The fear of using therapeutic steroids, often caused by concerns of their side effects. uncountable

    "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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"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."

Etymology

From steroid + -phobia.

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