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toxiphobia (s) (noun), toxiphobias (pl)
1. A terrible dread of poisons or of being poisoned: Because Jill got sick after eating at a restaurant, she went to her doctor and found out that she had a case of toxiphobia and agreed to have medical treatment so she would not suffer any more.
2. Etymology: from Greek toxi-, "poison + phobos, "an extreme dread or irrational fear."
A fear of being poisoned.
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This entry is located in the following units: phobo-, phob-, -phobia, -phobias, -phobe, -phobiac, -phobist, -phobic, -phobism, -phobous (page 40) toxico-, toxic-, toxi-, tox-, toxin-, -toxically, -toxaemia, -toxemia, -toxaemic, -toxemic, -toxical, -toxy, -toxis, -toxicosis, -toxism, -toxia, -toxin, -toxicity (page 15)