hydrophobia

[Hy`dro*pho·bi*a]

Foaming at the mouth? Terrified of drinking water? You're displaying all the signs of hydrophobia, a common symptom of rabies. Unfortunately by this point you're probably beyond curing. Or reading online definitions.

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An abnormal dread of water, said to be a symptom of canine madness; hence:

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

Noun
a morbid fear of water

Noun
a symptom of rabies in humans consisting of an aversion to swallowing liquids


n.
An abnormal dread of water, said to be a symptom of canine madness; hence:

n.
The disease caused by a bite form, or inoculation with the saliva of, a rabid creature, of which the chief symptoms are, a sense of dryness and construction in the throat, causing difficulty in deglutition, and a marked heightening of reflex excitability, producing convulsions whenever the patient attempts to swallow, or is disturbed in any way, as by the sight or sound of water; rabies; canine madness.


Hydrophobia

Hy`dro*pho"bi*a , n. [L., fr. Gr. ; "y`dwr water + fear: cf. F. hydrophobie.] (Med.) (a) An abnormal dread of water, said to be a symptom of canine madness; hence: (b) The disease caused by a bite form, or inoculation with the saliva of, a rabid creature, of which the chief symptoms are, a sense of dryness and construction in the throat, causing difficulty in deglutition, and a marked heightening of reflex excitability, producing convulsions whenever the patient attempts to swallow, or is disturbed in any way, as by the sight or sound of water; rabies; canine madness. [Written also hydrophoby.]

An abnormal dread of water, said to be a symptom of canine madness; hence:

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