n 1  :  an abnormal dread of skin infestation with small crawling organisms  2  :  a delusion that the skin is infested with small crawling organisms .
 
   
 
Similar sounding terms:  ac·ro·phobe  ac·ro·pho·bia  ag·o·ra·pho·bia 
 
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