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1. (n.) hydrophobia
an abnormal or unnatural dread of water.
Etymology: (1540–50; < LL < Gk hydrophobía)
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1. (noun) hydrophobia
a symptom of rabies in humans consisting of an aversion to swallowing liquids
2. (noun) hydrophobia
a morbid fear of water
3. (noun) rabies, hydrophobia, lyssa, madness
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
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1. (noun) hydrophobia
an abnormal dread of water, said to be a symptom of canine madness; hence:
2. (noun) hydrophobia
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
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