Definition of Hydrophobia in English :

Define Hydrophobia in English

Hydrophobia meaning in English

Meaning of Hydrophobia in English

Pronunciation of Hydrophobia in English

Hydrophobia pronunciation in English

Pronounce Hydrophobia in English

Hydrophobia

see synonyms of hydrophobia

Noun

1. hydrophobia

a symptom of rabies in humans consisting of an aversion to swallowing liquids

2. hydrophobia

a morbid fear of water

3. hydrophobia, lyssa, madness, rabies

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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Hydrophobia

see synonyms of hydrophobia
noun
1.  another name for rabies
2. 
a fear of drinking fluids, esp that of a person with rabies, because of painful spasms when trying to swallow
Compare aquaphobia

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Hydrophobia

see synonyms of hydrophobia
noun
1. 
an abnormal fear of water
2. 
rabies

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Hydrophobia

see synonyms of hydrophobia
n.
1. Fear of water.
2. Rabies.

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