gynecophobia

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• Fear of women — An abnormal, irrational and persistent fear of women. Sufferers experience undue anxiety even though they realize they face no threat. Fear of women is termed gynephobia, a word derived from the Greek gyne (woman) and phobos (fear). Alternate… …   Medical dictionary

• Gynephobia — An abnormal, irrational and persistent fear of women. Sufferers experience anxiety even though they realize they face no threat. Gynephobia is derived from the Greek gyne (woman) and phobos (fear). Alternate spelling: gynaephobia. The prefix gyne …   Medical dictionary

• gyneco- — comb. form US var. of GYNAECO . * * * combining form see gynec * * * a combining form meaning woman, female, used in the formation of compound words: gynecology. Also, esp. Brit., gynaeco . Also, esp. before a vowel, gynec . Also, gyne , gyno . [ …   Useful english dictionary