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Definition of hydrophobia:
- An abnormal dread of water, said to be a symptom of canine madness; hence:
- The disease caused by a bite form, or inoculation with the saliva of, a rabid creature, of which the chief symptoms are, a sense of dryness and construction in the throat, causing difficulty in deglutition, and a marked heightening of reflex excitability, producing convulsions whenever the patient attempts to swallow, or is disturbed in any way, as by the sight or sound of water; rabies; canine madness.
Synonyms:
insaneness, madness, craziness, lunacy, rabidity, foolishness, rabies, fury, lyssa, rabidness, rage, folly.
Usage examples:
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A cat sometimes goes mad, and its bite may cause hydrophobia; indeed, the bite of a mad cat is more dangerous than the bite of a mad dog.
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The serums discovered by the founder of the Institute, Dr. Vidal Brazil, for the cure of snake- bite are as important and beneficent, within the vast area where the mortality from this cause has hitherto been far greater than is generally known or supposed, as Pasteur's world- famous treatment for hydrophobia.
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The groom and gamekeeper affirmed to the contrary- both asserting that, if hers was not a clear case of hydrophobia, there was no such disease.