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iatromisiac (IGH atroh MIS ee ak) (s) (noun), iatromisiacs (pl)
A person who abhors going to see a doctor or any other medical person: Some iatromisiacs fear undressing in front of others and so they hate going to doctors because they know that patients are often required to disrobe during a physical exam.

There are iatromisiacs who become so upset or anxious just by being in the doctor's office that their blood pressure increases, a phenomenon known as "white coat" hypertension.

A patient hates to see a doctor because he will have to be in the nude for examination by the MD.
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