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CYPRIPHOBIA [1 record]

Record 1 2013-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Phobias
  • Clinical Psychology
DEF

Morbid fear of contacting sexually transmitted diseases.

OBS

Related terms: coitophobia (fear of sexual intercourse), genophobia (fear of sex), syphilophobia/syphiliphobia (fear of catching syphilis).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phobies
  • Psychologie clinique
DEF

Crainte excessive des maladies vénériennes.

OBS

Termes connexes : symmixophobie (promiscuité), poroniophobie (prostitution), syphilophobie, tréponémophobie (peur d'attraper la syphilis ou le tréponème, types spécifiques de maladie vénérienne).

Spanish

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