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CLAUSTROPHOBIA

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claus⋅tro⋅pho⋅bi⋅a

  [klaw-struh-foh-bee-uh]
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–noun
an abnormal fear of being in enclosed or narrow places.
Origin:
1875–80; < L claustr(um) bolt (see claustrum ) + -o- + -phobia
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claus·tro·pho·bi·a   (klô'strə-fō'bē-ə)   
n.  An abnormal fear of being in narrow or enclosed spaces.

[Latin claustrum, enclosed place; see cloister + -phobia.]
claus'tro·phobe' n.
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Cultural Dictionary

claustrophobia [(klaw-struh-foh-bee-uh)]

An abnormal fear of being shut in or enclosed.

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Word Origin & History

claustrophobia 
coined 1879 (first in article by B.Ball in "British Medical Journal"), from L. claustrum "a bolt, place shut in," pp. of claudere "to close" (see close (v.)) + Gk. phobos "fear" (see phobia).
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: claus·tro·pho·bia
Pronunciation: "klo-str&-'fO-bE-&
Function: noun
: abnormal dread of being in closed or narrowspaces
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claustrophobia claus·tro·pho·bi·a (klô'strə-fō'bē-ə)
n.
An abnormal fear of being in narrow or enclosed spaces.

claus'tro·phobe' n.
claus'tro·pho'bic adj.

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