DEFINITION: n. The feelings of apprehension which occur when undergoing a medical examination. v. To feel discomfort while a medical professional pokes and prods at the weak points of your body.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Trepidenticious: /trep-uh-den-TISH-yuss/ As her appointment for a dental exam and major cleaning grew nearer Carmen once again felt the severe tremors of her unreasonable trepidenticious reactions. Etymology: Blend of ‘trepidation’ (tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation), ‘dental’ and the suffix ‘-ious (Having; having the qualities of) Created by: Mustang.
Probaphobia: /pro ba fo beeya/ Denny’s fear of doctors and dentists was so extreme, it was actually a bad case of probaphobia. Many thought it went back to that fateful night when aliens beamed him up for some scientific rect-reation. Etymology: Probe (to be poked or proddedexamine physically with or as if with a probe) & Phobia (irrational fear, anxiety over something) Created by: Nosila.
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