hy·dro·pho·bia /ˌhaɪdrəˈfobiə/
 恐水病,狂犬病


 hy·dro·pho·bia /ˌhaɪdrəˈfobɪə/ 名詞
 狂犬病,瘛咬病(恐水病)


 Hy·dro·pho·bi·a n.  Med. (a) An abnormal dread of water, said to be a symptom of canine madness; hence: (b) A viral disease trransmitted by a bite from, or inoculation with the saliva of, a rabid creature, of which the chief symptoms are, a sense of dryness and constriction in the throat, causing difficulty in deglutition, and a marked heightening of reflex excitability, producing convulsions whenever the patient attempts to swallow, or is disturbed in any way, as by the sight or sound of water; rabies; canine madness. [Written also hydrophoby.]

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 hydrophobia
      n 1: a symptom of rabies in humans consisting of an aversion to
           swallowing liquids
      2: a morbid fear of water
      3: 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
         [syn: rabies, lyssa, madness]