Trypanophobe
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A person affected by trypanophobia; one who fears medical procedures (such as injection) using needles.
"To distract themselves, trypanophobes might want to watch something on a device, or listen to music with headphones. They might want to bring someone along to talk to – even in level 4, that could be a member of their bubble – although Wells-Morris said the most common distraction was simply chatting to the vaccinator."
Example
More examples"To distract themselves, trypanophobes might want to watch something on a device, or listen to music with headphones. They might want to bring someone along to talk to – even in level 4, that could be a member of their bubble – although Wells-Morris said the most common distraction was simply chatting to the vaccinator."
Etymology
From Ancient Greek τρῡ́πανον (trū́panon, “borer, trepan”) + -phobe.
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