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American Heritage Dictionary:

ac·a·ro·pho·bi·a

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(ăk'ə-rə-fō'bē-ə) pronunciation
n.
An abnormal fear of mites, other small insects, or worms.

[ACAR(ID) + -PHOBIA.]

acarophobe ac'a·ro·phobe' n.
acarophobic ac'a·ro·pho'bic (-fō'bĭk) adj.

American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary:

ac·a·ro·pho·bi·a

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(ăk'ə-rə-fō'bē-ə)
n.
  1. An abnormal fear of mites, small insects, or worms.
  2. An abnormal fear of small particles, or of itching.
Dictionary of Phobias:

acarophobia

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Fear of itching or of the insects that cause itching.

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