Meanings
nountrypanophobia (uncountable)
- uncountableAn irrational fear of medical procedures (such as injection) using needles.
Synonyms: aichmophobia, belonephobia, needle phobia
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn irrational fear of medical procedures (such as injection) using needles.
Origin
From Ancient Greek τρῡ́πανον (trū́panon, “borer, trepan”) + -phobia. By surface analysis, trypano- + -phobia.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish piikkikammo
- piikkikammoirrational fear of needles
French trypanophobie
- trypanophobieirrational fear of needles
Cite this entry
APA
trypanophobia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trypanophobia
MLA
“trypanophobia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trypanophobia. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trypanophobia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trypanophobia.
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