claustrophobia
[klaws″tro-fo´be-ah] irrational fear of being shut in; fear of enclosed spaces, such as elevators and tunnels.
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claus·tro·pho·bi·a
(klaws'trō-fō'bē-ă), A morbid fear of being in a confined place.
[L. claustrum, an enclosed space, + G. phobos, fear]
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claustrophobia
(klô′strə-fō′bē-ə)n. An abnormal fear of being in narrow or enclosed spaces.
claus′tro·phobe′ n.
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claustrophobia
The mental and behavioural stress response to confinement in a relatively small area.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
claustrophobia
Psychiatry An abnormal/morbid/irrational fear of closed spaces–eg elevators, tunnels. See Phobia. McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
claus·tro·pho·bi·a
(klaw'strŏ-fō'bē-ă) A morbid fear of being in a confined place.
[L. claustrum, an enclosed space, + G. phobos, fear]
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claustrophobia
Fear of confined spaces. This is one of the phobic disorders and is usually associated with others such as agoraphobia.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005