aerophobia

Definition

A pathological aversion or sensitivity to air or the movement of air, especially as a symptom of rabies.

Etymology

From aero- + -phobia.

Example Sentences

• "The patient was diagnosed after displaying both aerophobia and acute hydrophobia."
• "Furious rabies, the more common presentation, involves the brainstem, the limbic system,, the hypothalamus, and the autonomic center. It is characterized by hydrophobia, aerophobia, and episodic generalized arousal interrupted by periods of lucidity."
• "I can't understand your aerophobia on days this warm."