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Definition of Hydrophobia

1. Noun. A symptom of rabies in humans consisting of an aversion to swallowing liquids.

2. Noun. A morbid fear of water.

3. Noun. 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.

Definition of Hydrophobia

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

Definition of Hydrophobia

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Medical Definition of Hydrophobia

1. Fear of water. Origin: Gr. Phobos = fear (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hydrophobia

hydrophid venoms hydrophil hydrophilia hydrophilic hydrophilic hydrophilicity hydrophilic colloid hydrophilic group hydrophilic ointment hydrophilic petrolatum

hydrophilic signaling molecule hydrophilous hydrophily hydrophlorone hydrophobia (current term) hydrophobia (current term) hydrophobias hydrophobic hydrophobic hydrophobicity

hydrophobicity hydrophobic bond hydrophobic bonding hydrophobic colloid hydrophobic effect hydrophobic interaction hydrophobic tetanus hydrophoby hydrophone hydrophones

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