SYN: rabies. [hydro- + G. phobos, fear; from reports of inability to swallow and resultant resistance to oral fluids in human and animal rabies]
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hy·dro·pho·bia .hī-drə-'fō-bē-ə n
1) a morbid dread of water
2) RABIES
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hy·dro·pho·bia (hi″dro-foґbe-ə) [hydro- + -phobia] 1. irrational fear of water. 2. choking, gagging, and fear on attempts to drink, a symptom of the paralytic phase of rabies. 3. former term for rabies.Medical dictionary. 2011.