Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "algophobic" shine wanda yake da tsoro ko ƙi jin zafi. Ana amfani da kalmar sau da yawa a cikin yanayin likita ko tunani don kwatanta majiyyaci wanda ya guje wa hanyoyin kiwon lafiya ko jiyya saboda tsoron ciwo. An samo shi daga kalmar Helenanci "algos," ma'ana zafi, da "phobia," ma'ana tsoro ko kyama.
