Hydrophobia
[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
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