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45 phobia profiles

Fear of needles, blood, doctors, hospitals, and medical procedures. These phobias are more common than you might think and can prevent people from getting vital care.

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Agliophobia

Fear of pain.

Prevalence: Common
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Algophobia

Fear of pain (variant).

Prevalence: Common
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Amaxophobia

Fear of riding in a car.

Prevalence: Common
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Anginophobia

Fear of angina or choking.

Prevalence: Uncommon
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Bacillophobia

Fear of bacteria.

Prevalence: Common
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Bacteriophobia

Fear of bacteria (variant).

Prevalence: Common
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Carcinophobia

Fear of cancer.

Prevalence: Common
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Cardiophobia

Fear of heart disease.

Prevalence: Common
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Cibophobia

Fear of food.

Prevalence: Uncommon
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Coprophobia

Fear of feces.

Prevalence: Uncommon
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Dermatophobia

Fear of skin disease.

Prevalence: Uncommon
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Dipsophobia

Fear of drinking.

Prevalence: Uncommon
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Dysmorphophobia

Fear of body deformity.

Prevalence: Common
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Emetophobia

Fear of vomiting.

Prevalence: Common
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Febriphobia

Fear of fever.

Prevalence: Uncommon
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Gerascophobia

Fear of growing old.

Prevalence: Common
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Gerontophobia

Fear of old people or aging.

Prevalence: Common
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Hematophobia

Fear of blood (variant).

Prevalence: Common
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Hypnophobia

Fear of sleep.

Prevalence: Uncommon
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Iophobia

Fear of poison.

Prevalence: Uncommon
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Leprophobia

Fear of leprosy.

Prevalence: Uncommon
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Lyssophobia

Fear of rabies or going mad.

Prevalence: Uncommon
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Molysmophobia

Fear of contamination.

Prevalence: Common
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Nosocomephobia

Fear of hospitals.

Prevalence: Common
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Obesophobia

Fear of gaining weight.

Prevalence: Common
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Odontophobia

Fear of dentists.

Prevalence: Very Common
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Osmophobia

Fear of odors.

Prevalence: Uncommon
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Pathophobia

Fear of disease.

Prevalence: Common
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Pharmacophobia

Fear of medication.

Prevalence: Uncommon
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Pogonophobia

Fear of beards.

Prevalence: Uncommon
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Radiophobia

Fear of radiation.

Prevalence: Uncommon
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Rhytiphobia

Fear of wrinkles.

Prevalence: Common
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Tocophobia

Fear of pregnancy and childbirth.

Prevalence: Common
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Tomophobia

Fear of surgical operations.

Prevalence: Common
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Toxiphobia

Fear of being poisoned.

Prevalence: Uncommon
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Traumatophobia

Fear of injury.

Prevalence: Common
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Urophobia

Fear of urinating.

Prevalence: Uncommon
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Verminophobia

Fear of germs.

Prevalence: Common
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Dentophobia

Fear of dentists (variant).

Prevalence: Very Common
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Vaccinophobia

Fear of vaccines.

Prevalence: Common
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Ablutophobia

Fear of bathing.

Prevalence: Rare
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Acarophobia

Fear of small insects or mites causing itching.

Prevalence: Uncommon
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Aichmophobia (variant)

Fear of sharp objects.

Prevalence: Common
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Albuminurophobia

Fear of kidney disease.

Prevalence: Rare
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Amychophobia

Fear of scratches.

Prevalence: Uncommon

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