hydrophobia

hy·dro·pho·bi·a  (hdr-fb-)

n.

1. An abnormal fear of water.

2. Rabies.

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hydrophobia

Noun

1. same as rabies

2. (esp. of a person with rabies) a fear of drinking fluids

hydrophobic adj

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hydrophobia  (hdr-fb-)

1. Abnormal fear of water.

2. Rabies.

Word History Hydrophobia is an older term for the disease rabies, and it means "fear of water." Because of this name, many people think that rabies makes one afraid of water. In fact, this is not the case (although rabies does cause mental confusion of other kinds). The name hydrophobia comes from the fact that animals and people with rabies get spasms in their throat muscles that are so painful that they cannot eat or drink, and so will refuse water in spite of being very thirsty.

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hydrophobia

an abnormal fear of water.

See also: Water

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rabies in human beings. Also called lyssa.

See also: Rabies

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hydrophobia - a symptom of rabies in humans consisting of an aversion to swallowing liquids symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
	2.	hydrophobia - a morbid fear of water simple phobia - any phobia (other than agoraphobia) associated with relatively simple well-defined stimuli
	3.	hydrophobia - 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, rabies, madness zoonosis, zoonotic disease - an animal disease that can be transmitted to humans

Translations

hydrophobia [haɪdrəˈfəubɪə] n → hidrofobia

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hydrophobia [ˈhaɪdrəˈfəubɪə] n → hydrophobie f

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hydrophobia [ˈhaɪdrəˈfəubɪə] n → Hydrophobie f, Wasserscheu f

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hydrophobia [haɪdrəˈfəubɪə] n → idrofobia