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hydrophobia

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hydrophobia: see rabies rabies or hydrophobia , acute viral infection of the central nervous system in dogs, foxes, raccoons, skunks, bats, and other animals, and in humans.
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hydrophobia
1. another name for rabies
2. a fear of drinking fluids, esp that of a person with rabies, because of painful spasms when trying to swallow
hydrophobia [′hī·drə′fō·bē·ə]
(medicine)
rabies
(psychology)
An abnormal fear of water.
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