08-24-2009, 06:11 PM
marshlander Wrote:The use of the term -phobia, has come to have a colloquial rather than a medical meaning
The suffix -phobia also has a meaning in materials science, to be repelled by. For example, a substance may be hydrophobic, it is repelled by water and will not mix with it.
Fred
Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans.
Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans.