Trichophobia

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A morbid fear of hair or diseases affecting the hair. uncountable

    "Rivenq (1974) used a modified systematic desensitization procedure to eliminate trichophobia in a 13-year-old male[…]"

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chaetophobia

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"Rivenq (1974) used a modified systematic desensitization procedure to eliminate trichophobia in a 13-year-old male[…]"

Etymology

From tricho- + -phobia.

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