Hematophobia
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Hematophobia is an obsessive condition characterized by an intense fear of the sight of blood in oneself or others. This phobia is accompanied by pallor, tremor, palpitations, and sometimes fainting, affecting even robust and otherwise healthy individuals.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
HEMATOPHOBIA (from the Greek haima - blood and phobos - fear) belongs to obsessive states, is characterized by intense fear at the sight of blood not only on one's own body but also in other people, and is accompanied by facial pallor, tremor, palpitations, and sometimes loss of consciousness not only in weak subjects but also in strong and entirely healthy individuals in all other respects.
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“Hematophobia.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/hematophobia/