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What is the definition or description of: fear of suffocation?
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Claustrophobia: A phobia is a persistent and excessive and unreasonable fear of a specific object or situation. Claustrophobia is an irrational fear of being shut in, or of closed places. By extension, this fear also covers the fear of suffocation.
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