steroidphobia

English

Etymology

steroid +‎ -phobia.

Noun

steroidphobia (uncountable)

1. (medicine) The fear of using therapeutic steroids, often caused by concerns of their side effects.
   • 2002, Paul J. Hannaway, Asthma-- an Emerging Epidemic:

     Unfortunately, many patients (and some doctors) have "steroidphobia," which means that they are unduly apprehensive about using prednisone for short periods of time in unstable asthma.