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Panic attack Moderate

Origin: Greek prefix pan-

Panic attack has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a sudden attack of fear

2

A sudden period of intense anxiety, mounting physiological arousal, fear, stomach problems and discomfort that are associated with a variety of somatic and cognitive symptoms.

See Also
arousal physiological somatic intense stomach panic disorder nervous breakdown anxiety
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
fear
Rhyming Words
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