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Meanings of hydrophobia in English

Portuguese
raiva
Catalan
ràbia
Spanish
lisa
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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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        Usage of hydrophobia in English
        1
        The Ephemerides contains an account of hydrophobia caused by a human bite.
        Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
        2
        But after a while they decided that Princess had not contracted hydrophobia.
        Earth Abides
        3
        Swine, birds, and even domestic poultry have caused hydrophobia by their bites.
        Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
        4
        Don't go near him; perhaps he bites, and you might get hydrophobia.
        The Dash for Khartoum: A Tale of the Nile Expedition
        5
        The political mania is just as incurable as hydrophobia, and he's bitten.
        Beauchamp's Career — Volume 6
        6
        Brother said mebbe a rabbit mad with hydrophobia had turned on 'em.
        Somewhere in Red Gap
        7
        We began at the rooms where they examined hydrophobia in all its developments.
        The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912
        8
        The reviews of the book, some of them, reached the point of hydrophobia.
        McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 6, May, 1896
        9
        All sorts of curious remedies have been suggested for the cure of hydrophobia.
        Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
        10
        The method of treatment of hydrophobia met with extraordinarily violent opposition.
        The Story of Germ Life
        11
        No one can take hydrophobia from an animal that does not have it.
        Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
        12
        We call it hydrophobia, but they call it dewanee-themadness-andrun.
        The Jungle Book
        13
        Never catch a dog by the tail if he has hydrophobia.
        Remarks
        14
        Only a day before our arrival three dogs developed hydrophobia and were killed.
        Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar...
        15
        Should he even get hydrophobia, that fact would scarce become historic.
        The Complete Works of Brann, the Iconoclast — Volume 01
        16
        Deceased had a misunderstanding with a hydrophobia skunk, so I'm informed.
        The Little Nugget
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        Translations for hydrophobia
        Portuguese
        raivaravia
        Spanish
        lisarabia
        Hydrophobia through the time
        Hydrophobia across language varieties
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