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hydrophobia

hyd·rop·ho·bia

UK/ˌhaɪ.dɹə(ʊ)ˈfəʊ.bi.ə/ US/ˌhaɪ.dɹəˈfoʊ.bi.ə/ uncommon

noun

1.

a symptom of rabies in humans consisting of an aversion to swallowing liquids

2.
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

Synonyms

Origin

From Middle English idroforbia (“hydrophobia”), from Latin hydrophobia, from Ancient Greek ὑδροφοβία (hudrophobía), from ὑδρο- (hudro-), combining form of ῠ̔́δωρ (hŭ́dōr, “water”), + φοβία (phobía, “phobia”). The word is analysable as hydro- + -phobia.

Phrases

  • aquagenic pruritus
  • aquagenic urticaria
  • hydrophobia cat
  • hydrophobia skunk

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Broader terms

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