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scanxiety

noun

Etymology

Blend of scan + anxiety.

  1. borrowed from anxietās
  2. compounded as scanxiety — “scan + anxiety”

Definitions

  1. Anxiety experienced while waiting to undergo a medical scan or receive the results of one.

    • Nevertheless, we both experienced the usual "scanxiety" — the nervous feeling one gets at the approach of a scan date.
    • “It’s an amazing step in our healing journey, as it can be nerve wracking to go through the ‘scanxiety’ every six months,” says Teicher.

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