It is the pathological fear of the color red, in many cases for its symbolism or for its association with blood. It comes from the Greek voices 949; 961; 965; 952; 961; 959; 962; ( erithrós "red, reddish" ) 966; 959; 946; 959; 962; ( fovos "fear" ) . It is also used as a synonym for erepatophobia ("fear of blushing").
