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Chemophobia — literally means fear of chemicals , but the term may be used in various ways. It is most often used to describe the assumption that chemicals (i.e. man made products or artificially concentrated, but naturally scouring chemicals) are bad and… … Wikipedia
chemophobia — /kiməˈfoʊbiə/ (say keemuh fohbeeuh) noun an extreme and irrational fear of artificially produced chemicals, regarded as more dangerous than those occurring naturally. {chemo + phobia} …
Phobia — A phobia (from the Greek: φόβος, Phóbos, meaning fear or morbid fear ) is a type of anxiety disorder, usually defined as a persistent fear of an object or situation in which the sufferer commits to great lengths in avoiding, typically… … Wikipedia
-phobia — The English suffixes phobia, phobic, phobe ( of Greek origin: φόβος/φοβία ) occur in technical usage in psychiatry to construct words that describe irrational, disabling fear as a mental disorder (e.g., agoraphobia), in chemistry to describe… … Wikipedia
Multiple chemical sensitivity — Classification and external resources MeSH D018777 Multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) is a chronic medical condition characterized by symptoms the affected person attributes to exposure to low levels of chemicals. Commonly suspected substances… … Wikipedia
Technophobia — (tek nə fō bē ə) is the fear or dislike of advanced technology or complex devices, especially computers.cite web url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/technophobia accessdate=2008 07 29 title=Definitions online for Technophobia via… … Wikipedia
Orthorexia nervosa — (also known as orthorexia) is a term used by Steven Bratman to describe people who have developed a fixation with healthy or righteous eating[1] and has been referred to as a mental disorder.[2] It is not a medically recognized term.[a] Bratman… … Wikipedia
List of diseases (C) — A list of diseases in the English wikipedia.C* C syndrome * C1 esterase deficiency (angioedema)CaCac Cal* Cacchi Ricci disease * CACH syndrome * Cafe au lait spots syndrome * Caffey disease * CAHMR syndrome * Calcinosis cutis (see also CREST… … Wikipedia
Dihydrogen monoxide hoax — Dihydrogen monoxide redirects here. For the H2O molecule, see Properties of water. Water consists of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. In the dihydrogen monoxide hoax, water is called by an unfamiliar name, dihydrogen monoxide , followed by … Wikipedia
Regulation of chemicals — The regulation of chemicals is the legislative intent of a variety of national laws or international initiatives such as agreements, strategies or conventions. These international initiatives define the policy of further regulations to be… … Wikipedia
