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HAPHEPHOBIA

\hˌafɪfˈə͡ʊbi͡ə], \hˌafɪfˈə‍ʊbi‍ə], \h_ˌa_f_ɪ_f_ˈəʊ_b_iə]\

Definitions of HAPHEPHOBIA

1900 - A dictionary of medicine and the allied sciences
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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[Greek] Inordinate dread of being touched.

1900 - A dictionary of medicine and the allied sciences
By Alexander Duane

Morbid fear of touching or being touched.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

A phobia of being touched. [Gr.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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