hydrophobia

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

2. 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. Source: opted

3. n. a symptom of rabies in humans consisting of an aversion to swallowing liquids Source: wordnet

4. n. a morbid fear of water Source: wordnet

5. 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 Source: wordnet

6. (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.] Source: webster

7. n. a symptom of rabies in humans consisting of an aversion to swallowing liquids n. a morbid fear of water Source: ecdict

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