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Definition of Ailurophobia
1. Noun. A morbid fear of cats.
Definition of Ailurophobia
1. Noun. An irrational fear or hatred of cats or other felines. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Ailurophobia
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Ailurophobia
Literary usage of Ailurophobia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Psychotherapy by James Joseph Walsh (1912)
"... is the dread of cats which has been dignified and rendered more suggestively
significant by the Greek designation ailurophobia. While the great majority ..."
2. An introduction to the history of medicine by Fielding H. Garrison (1921)
"He made a large number of minor contributions of highly original character,
notably those on ailurophobia, phantom limbs, disorder- of sleep, Wear and Tear ..."
3. Edinburgh Medical Journal (1906)
"Under the title of " ailurophobia," Weir Mitchell deals with symptoms which may
be induced by the proximity of cats. He finds that there are persons who ..."
4. A Pocket medical dictionary: Giving the Pronunciation and Definition of the ...by George Milbry Gould by George Milbry Gould (1911)
"A morbid fear of sharply-pointed instruments. ailurophobia, i-lu-ro-ftf-be-ah,
A morbid fear of cats, ..."
5. The Causation and Treatment of Psychopathic Diseases by Boris Sidis (1916)
"Another case, that of a lady of thirty-eight years, married, suffers from
ailurophobia, or fear of cats. This can be traced to the patient's early childhood ..."
6. The Dublin Journal of Medical Science (1905)
"ailurophobia. "S. WEIR MITCHELL (American Medicine, May '27, 1905) says sufferers
from cats may be classified as follows :—(1) Asthmatics— cat asthma. ..."
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