acarophobia

acarophobia
noun
a morbid fear of small insects and mites and worms
Hypernyms: ↑zoophobia

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\\ˌakərəˈfōbēə\ noun (-s)
Etymology: New Latin, from acar- + -phobia
1. : an abnormal dread of skin infestation with small crawling organisms
2. : a delusion that the skin is infested with small crawling organisms

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/ak'euhr euh foh"bee euh/, n. Psychiatry.
a pathological belief that the skin is infested with mites or insects, often leading to self-mutilation in order to eliminate the infestation.

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