HYDROPHOBIA





Definition:

  1. [noun] a symptom of rabies in humans consisting of an aversion to swallowing liquids

  2. [noun] a morbid fear of water

  3. [noun] an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain
    Synonyms: rabies, lyssa, madness

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