Australian English Meaning of hydrophobia
Hydrophobia
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Definitions and Meaning of hydrophobia in English
hydrophobia (n)
a symptom of rabies in humans consisting of an aversion to swallowing liquids
a morbid fear of water
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
hydrophobia (n.)
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.
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Hydrophobia
a symptom of rabies in humans consisting of an aversion to swallowing liquids, a morbid fear of water, an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-bloo
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hydrophlorone => Hydroflurone, hydrophilic => hydrophilic, hydrophidae => sea snakes, hydrophid => Sea snake, hydrophanous => Water-absorbing,
