panic disorder

noun Psychiatry.
a disorder in which inappropriate, intense apprehension and physical symptoms of fear occur so frequently as to produce significant impairment.
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panic disorder
 
n
psychiatry a condition in which a person experiences recurrent panic attacks

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panic disorder n.
A neurosis characterized by the occurrence of intense attacks of anxiety in specific circumstances and situations and by such symptoms as shortness of breath, chest pain, sweating, dizziness, and fear of dying or of losing mental functioning.

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Example sentences
He overcame a panic disorder that began in the fourth grade and made him
  terrified to go to school for several years.
Panic disorder often follows the onset of an eating disorder.
The great naturalist, they say, may have suffered from panic disorder.
Researchers initially tested the drug on patients with panic disorder, and it
  showed some positive results.
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