<psychology> Morbid fear of deep places or of looking into them. ... Origin: G. Bathos, depth, + phobos, fear ... (05 Mar 2000) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
Bathophobia: An abnormal and persistent fear of depths. Sufferers from bathophobia experience anxiety even though they realize they are safe from falling into or being consumed by depths. The feared object may be a long, dark hallway, a well or a deep pool or lake. 'Bathophobia' is derived from the Greek 'bathos' (depth) and 'phobos' (fear). Found on http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=12212
bathophobia A fear of depths or of descending into depths; such as, occurs occurs when looking down into a well or when going down into a body of water in a submarine. Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/287/