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LYSSA
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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 ("lyssa" is a kind of...):
zoonosis; zoonotic disease (an animal disease that can be transmitted to humans)
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