CLAUSTROPHOBIA

claustrophobia

(noun) a morbid fear of being closed in a confined space

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

claustrophobia (usually uncountable, plural claustrophobias)

The fear of closed, tight places.

Source: Wiktionary



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9 January 2025

PRESENTATION

(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”


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