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arachnophobia
(redirected from Fear of spiders)

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arachnophobia /arach·no·pho·bia/ (ah-rak″no-fo´be-ah) irrational fear of spiders.
a·rach·no·pho·bi·a (-rkn-fb-, -n-) or a·rach·ne·pho·bi·a (-rkn-)
n.
An abnormal fear of spiders.

arachnophobia
[ərak′nōfō′bē·ə]
a morbid fear of spiders.

Arachnophobia
A morbid fear of spiders

arachnophobia [ah-rak″no-fo´be-ah]
irrational fear of spiders.

arachnophobia
Psychiatry A morbid fear of spiders. See Phobia.


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