hydrophobia /hy·dro·pho·bia/ (-fo´be-ah)
hydrophobia
hydrophobia [hi″dro-fo´be-ah]
1. irrational fear of water.
2. choking, gagging, and fear on attempts to drink in the acute neurologic phase of rabies.
3. former term for rabies.
hy·dro·pho·bi·a (h  dr -f  b -)n. 1. An abnormal fear of water. 2. Rabies. |
hydrophobia
[-fō′bē·ə]
Etymology: Gk, hydor + phobos, fear
1 one of the later symptoms of a rabies infection.
2 a morbid, extreme fear of water.
hydrophobia [hi″dro-fo´be-ah]
1. irrational fear of water.
2. choking, gagging, and fear on attempts to drink in the acute neurologic phase of rabies, caused by pain from spasms of the pharynx or larynx.
3. former term for rabies.
hydrophobia
1. fear of water.
2. rabies.
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