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آسترافوبیا
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Astraphobia, also known as astrapophobia, brontophobia, ceraunophobia, or tonitrophobia, is the fear of thunder and lightning or an unwarranted fear of scattered and/or isolated thunderstorms, a type of specific phobia. It is a treatable phobia that both humans and animals can develop. The term astraphobia comes from Ancient Greek ἀστραπή (astrape), meaning "thunder", and φόβος (phóbos), meaning "fear".
Key facts
- Medical condition.synonym
- Astrapophobia, brontophobia, ceraunophobia, tonitrophobia
- Medical condition.image
- Lightning 14.07.2009 20-42-33.JPG
- Medical condition.caption
- Lightning strikes during a storm
- Medical condition.specialty
- psychology
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