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(medicine) The fear of using therapeutic steroids, often caused by concerns of their side effects..
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.
Use steroidphobia when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Steroidphobia means (medicine) The fear of using therapeutic steroids, often caused by concerns of their side effects..
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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.
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