aichmophobia
Sign in to savethumb|A safety pin Aichmophobia () is a kind of specific phobia, the morbid fear of sharp things. It is derived from the Greek aichmē (point) and phobos (fear). This fear may also be referred to as belonephobia or enetophobia.
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thumb|A safety pin Aichmophobia () is a kind of specific phobia, the morbid fear of sharp things. It is derived from the Greek aichmē (point) and phobos (fear). This fear may also be referred to as belonephobia or enetophobia.
Sometimes this general term is used to refer to what is more specifically called fear of needles, or needle phobia, or trypanophobia. Fear of needles is the extreme and irrational fear of medical procedures involving injections or hypodermic needles.