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Necrophobia or thanatophobia is the fear of death or dead things (e. Death is the termination of the biological functions that define living Organisms It refers both to a specific g. , corpses) as well as things associated with death (e. g. , coffins). Necrophobia is derived from Greek nekros for "corpse" and -phob- for "fear". A cadaver or corpse is a dead Body. "Cadaver" is normally used as a more formal term for a body being used in medical training or research Fear is an Emotional response to Threats and Danger. It is a basic survival mechanism occurring in response to a specific Stimulus, such as Thanatophobia is derived from Thanatos (θάνατος: "death"), the personification of death. In Greek mythology, Thanatos (in Ancient Greek, θάνατος &ndash " Death " was the Daemon personification In English Death is often given the name the " Grim Reaper " and shown as a skeletal figure carrying a large Scythe, and wearing a midnight black gown robe

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necrophobia

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  1. an abnormal fear of death or corpses
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