Hydrophobia
Related Definitions
[n] 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
[n] a morbid fear of water
[n] a symptom of rabies in humans consisting of an aversion to swallowing liquids
Related Terms
acute articular rheumatism, African lethargy, ague, alkali disease, amathophobia, amebiasis, amebic dysentery, anthrax, aphthous fever, Asiatic cholera, bacillary dysentery, bastard measles, bighead, black death, black fever, black quarter, blackleg, blac