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Meaning of fagofobia

fagofobia: Irrational fear of eating or swallowing. It can also be the fear of choking while eating (in Colombia we say fear of choking).; It is the fear of swallowing, of eating something that can choke and cause choking. Although by its Greek etymology it could simply be the "irrational fear of feeding", by 966; 945; 947; 949; 953; 957; ( fagein "to eat" ) 966; 959; 946; 959; 962; (fovos "fear").; It is said of the fear or renunciation of eating, mainly for aesthetic reasons, based on psychological problems of not accepting one's own body.