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necrophobia
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necrophobia /nec·ro·pho·bia/ (nek″ro-fo´be-ah) irrational fear of death or of dead bodies.
nec·ro·pho·bi·a (nkr-fb-)
n.
An abnormal fear of death or corpses.
necro·phobic adj.
necrophobia
Etymology: Gk, nekros, dead, phobos, fear
a morbid fear of death and dead bodies.
Necrophobia
Morbid fear of corpses
necrophobia [nek″ro-fo´be-ah]
irrational fear of death or of dead bodies.
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