rabies

ra·bies  (rbz)

n.

An acute, infectious, often fatal viral disease of most warm-blooded animals, especially wolves, cats, and dogs, that attacks the central nervous system and is transmitted by the bite of infected animals.

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[Latin rabis, rage, from rabere, to rave.]

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rabi·etic (-tk) adj.

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rabies [ray-beez]

Noun

Pathol a fatal infectious viral disease of the nervous system transmitted by dogs and certain other animals [Latin: madness]

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rabies  (rbz)

A usually fatal infectious disease of warm-blooded animals caused by a virus of the genus Lyssavirus that causes inflammation of the brain and spinal cord. It is transmitted by the bite of an infected animal, such as a dog or bat and can be prevented in humans by a vaccine. See Note at hydrophobia.

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Rabies

See also disease and illness.

hydrophobia

rabies in human beings. Also called lyssa.

lyssophobia

an abnormal fear of rabies. See also hydrophobophobia.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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 lyssa, madness, hydrophobia zoonosis, zoonotic disease - an animal disease that can be transmitted to humans

Translations

rabies [ˈreɪbiːz] n → rabia

rabies [ˈreɪbiːz] n → rage f

rabies [ˈreɪbiːz] n → Tollwut f

rabies [ˈreɪbiːz] n → rabbia

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rabies

n rabies [ˈreibiːz]

a disease that causes madness (and usually death) in dogs and other animals (including humans). hondsdolheid داء الكَلَب бяс vzteklina rabies; hundegalskab die Tollwut λύσσα rabia marutaud بیماری هاری vesikauhu rage כַּלֶבֶת रेबीज, पागल कुत्ते और अन्य जानवरों के काटने पर होने वाला रोग bjesnoća veszettség rabies hundaæði rabbia 狂犬病 광견병 pasiutligė trakumsērga penyakit anjing gila hondsdolheid hundegalskap, rabies wścieklizna raiva turbare бешенство besnota steklina besnilo rabies โรคพิษสุนัขบ้า kuduz (hastalığı) 狂犬病 сказ جنون سک گزید گی bệnh dại 狂犬病