Hydrophobia

Definition:

  • (n.) An abnormal dread of water, said to be a symptom of canine madness; hence:
  • (n.) 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.

Compare hydrophobia with other words:

hydrophobia vs. mobile

hydrophobia vs. hydrophobic

hydrophobia vs. rabid

hydrophobia vs. rabies

hydrophobia vs. water

aversion vs. hydrophobia