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Acrophobia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Acrophobia (from the Greek: , ákron , meaning "peak, summit, edge" and , phóbos , "fear") is an extreme or irrational fear of heights. It belongs to a category of specific phobias, called space a...
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Acrobabble is an IRC acro and acrophobia like acronym word game that is creatively challenging and lots of fun. ... A few years later, a downloadable PC version of the game called Acrophobia was released by Bezerk (Berkeley Systems). Never before had such mindless creativity generated so much entertainment and fun!
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Science Dictionary: acrophobia ... Acrophobia can be dangerous, as sufferers can experience a panic attack in a high place and become too agitated to get themselves down safely. ... Traditionally, acrophobia has been attributed, like other phobias, to conditioning or a traumatic experience involving heights.
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Acrophobia- Fear of heights. Aerophobia- Fear of drafts, air swallowing, or airbourne noxious substances. Aeroacrophobia- Fear of open high places. Aeronausiphobia- Fear of vomiting secondary to airsickness. Agateophobia- Fear of insanity.
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