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Hydrophobia Definition & Meaning

hydrophobia
noun
  1. a symptom of rabies in humans consisting of an aversion to swallowing liquids
  2. a morbid fear of water
  3. 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

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What does hydrophobia mean?
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
What part of speech is hydrophobia?
Hydrophobia is a noun.
How many definitions does hydrophobia have?
Hydrophobia has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).

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