apotemnophobia

Questions

What does apotemnophobia mean?

A fear of amputation (afraid that one will lose appendages), fear of amputations (fear of amputations on others), fear of amputees (persons with amputations).

Where does apotemnophobia come from?

From Ancient Greek ἀπό (apó, “away”) + τέμνω (témnō, “to cut”) + -phobia.

How to pronounce apotemnophobia

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