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]