hydrophobia

English - Turkish

Definition of hydrophobia in English Turkish dictionary: kuduz; hydrophobic kuduz hastalığına; sudan korkma illeti; {i} sudan korkma; {i} hidrofobi; kuduz hastalığı; {i} hidrofobi, su korkusu

English - English

Definition of hydrophobia in English English dictionary: Fear of water (colloquial, fear of water is technically called aquaphobia, so not to be confused with rabies); An aversion to water, as a symptom of rabies; rabies itself; The fear of water; a morbid fear of water a symptom of rabies in humans consisting of an aversion to swallowing liquids; An abnormal dread of water, said to be a symptom of canine madness; hence: The disease caused by a bite form, or inoculation with the saliva of, a rabid creature, of which the chief symptoms are, a sense of dryness and construction 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; 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; a morbid fear of water; {i} abnormal fear of water; (Medicine) severe neurologic stage of rabies characterized by fear of drinking and choking and gagging; rabies (former term); Fear of water; a symptom of rabies in humans consisting of an aversion to swallowing liquids; lyssa; canine madness

hydrophobia

Hyphenation

hy·dro·pho·bia

() From Latin hydrophobia, from Ancient Greek ὑδροφοβία (hydrophobia).

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