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Ichthyophobia — is the fear of fish. Although the term technically refers to a specific phobia, in many contexts it may refer to any kind of fear of fish, such as fear of eating fish, or fear of dead fish. Galeophobia is a subtype of ichthyophobia specifically… … Wikipedia
ichthyophobia — 1) avoidance of fish in consequence of a taboo 2) fear of fishes … Dictionary of ichthyology
-phobia — The English suffixes phobia, phobic, phobe ( of Greek origin: φόβος/φοβία ) occur in technical usage in psychiatry to construct words that describe irrational, disabling fear as a mental disorder (e.g., agoraphobia), in chemistry to describe… … Wikipedia
List of diseases (I) — A list of diseases in the English wikipedia.DiseasesTOC * I cell diseaseIb* IBIDS syndromeIcIcf* ICF syndromeIch* Ichthyophobia * Ichthyosiform erythroderma corneal involvement deafness * Ichthyosis alopecia eclabion ectropion mental retardation… … Wikipedia
Taboo food and drink — This article is about practices and beliefs in relation to various animals as food. For more discussion on religious views, see Unclean animals. Swine are considered treif (unfit or unclean) in Judaism and haraam (forbidden) in Islam. Taboo food… … Wikipedia
Galeophobia — may refer to:* A form of ichthyophobia, a fear of fish; galeophobia specifically means fear of sharks * Ailurophobia, a fear of cats … Wikipedia
Phobia — An unreasonable sort of fear that can cause avoidance and panic. Phobias are a relatively common type of anxiety disorder. For example, extreme fear of spiders is called arachnophobia, and fear of being outside is known as agoraphobia. Phobias… … Medical dictionary
List of phobias — This article is about the suffix phobia. For the class of psychological disorders, see Phobia. Contents 1 Psychological conditions 1.1 Animal phobias … Wikipedia
fear — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Anticipation of misfortune Nouns 1. fear, fearfulness, phobia; timidity, timorousness, diffidence; solicitude, anxiety, worry, care, apprehension; apprehensiveness, misgiving, mistrust, doubt, suspicion … English dictionary for students
