aeroneurosis

== English == === Etymology === From aero- +‎ neurosis. === Noun === aeroneurosis (countable and uncountable, plural aeroneuroses) (aviation, medicine, pathology) A disorder afflicting pilots and members of aviation crews, characterized by exhaustion, fearfulness, and other symptoms of physical and emotional distress, associated with prolonged flying times and stressful flight conditions. 1940 April, Stephen Bates, "Flight Surgeon," Popular Aviation, vol. 26, no. 4, p. 90 (Google preview): A pilot who is under par physically soon becomes a prey to aeroneurosis. He will dislike to take the air and may actually fear to leave the ground. === References === “aeroneurosis”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.