Medical term for fear of not being outdoors enough

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Sometime ago i came across an online article that describes a condition (from my experience very real) when someone starts physically suffering from not spending enough time outdoors and too much time in the city.  The article gave such condition a very particular name and, for the love of God, i cannot recall what that name was.  Must be one of the ***-phobia or $$$-mania with a greek stem. Does anyone know what I am referring to?
Alternatively, the term i am looking for could possibly stand for "acute feeling of discomfort from being a part of civilized world".

Cypress Butane · Answer

If it's an antiquated medical term, it may be related to what the opening line of 'Moby Dick' describes, having to do with 'spleen.'
"Call me Ishmael. Some years ago—never mind how long precisely—having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world. It is a way I have of driving off the spleen and regulating the circulation." - Moby Dick, Herman Melville
Hope this helps!

Medical term for fear of not being outdoors enough

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