Hydrophobia - Definition
hydrophobia
n 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 [syn:
rabies, hydrophobia, lyssa, madness]