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HYDROPHOBIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
hydrophobia; lyssa; madness; rabies
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("hydrophobia" is a kind of...):
zoonosis; zoonotic disease (an animal disease that can be transmitted to humans)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A morbid fear of water
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("hydrophobia" is a kind of...):
simple phobia (any phobia (other than agoraphobia) associated with relatively simple well-defined stimuli)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A symptom of rabies in humans consisting of an aversion to swallowing liquids
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("hydrophobia" is a kind of...):
symptom ((medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease)
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