National Cancer Institute National Cancer Institute
U.S. National Institutes of Health National Cancer Institute
Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Send to Printer
phobia (FOH-bee-uh)

 An extreme, irrational, fear of something that may cause a person to panic. Examples of common phobias include fear of spiders, flying in an airplane, elevators, heights, enclosed rooms, crowded public places, and embarrassing oneself in front of other people.

Previous Definitions:Philadelphia chromosome, philosophical, phlebitis, phlebotomy, phlegm
Next Definitions:phosphate, phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase, phospholipid, phospholipid complex, phosphoric