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acrophobia

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ac·ro·pho·bi·a  (kr-fb-)
n.
An abnormal fear of high places.
acro·phobe n.
acro·phobic (-fbk) adj. & n.
acrophobia [ˌækrəˈfəʊbɪə]
n
(Psychiatry) abnormal fear or dread of being at a great height
[from acro- + -phobia]
acrophobic  adj
acrophobia
an abnormal fear of being at great heights Also called altophobia, batophobia, hypsiphobia.
See also: Heights
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.acrophobiaacrophobia - a morbid fear of great heights      
simple phobia - any phobia (other than agoraphobia) associated with relatively simple well-defined stimuli


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(25) Furthermore, in a recent study, Rahko (26) found that close to half of the patients with benign positional vertigo had acrophobia and that, in all of the patients, these symptoms had remitted after vestibular rehabilitation.
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The two boys figure in a set of interconnecting themes, including bullying and Indigo's acrophobia.
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