Preferred Label : Phobia;
NCIt definition : An anxiety disorder characterized by an intense, irrational fear of an object, activity,
or situation. The individual seeks to avoid the object, activity, or situation. In
adults, the individual recognizes that the fear is excessive or unreasonable.;
Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: 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.;
Codes from synonyms : CDR0000454806;
Origin ID : C35420;
UMLS CUI : C0349231;
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Semantic type(s)
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Phobia [MedDRA Preferred Term]
Validated automatic mappings to BTNT