hydrophobia /hy·dro·pho·bia/ (-fo´be-ah)
hydrophobia
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
1. fear of water.
2. rabies.
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