Definition of Hydrophobia. Meaning of Hydrophobia. Synonyms of Hydrophobia

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Definition of Hydrophobia

Hydrophobia
Hydrophobia Hy`dro*pho"bi*a, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; "y`dwr water + ? fear: cf. F. hydrophobie.] (Med.) (a) An abnormal dread of water, said to be a symptom of canine madness; hence: (b) 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. [Written also hydrophoby.]

Meaning of Hydrophobia from wikipedia

- Look up hydrophobia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Hydrophobia or hydrophobe may refer to: Aquaphobia, a psychological fear of water Hydrophobe,...
- Hydrophobia is an action adventure video game developed and published by Dark Energy Digital for Microsoft Windows, the PlayStation 3 and by Microsoft...
- encephalitis in humans and other mammals. It was historically referred to as hydrophobia ("fear of water") because its victims would panic when offered liquids...
- Help! Help! Hydrophobia! is a 1913 American short comedy film starring Fatty Arbuckle. The film is also known as The Chemist. The Professor resents Jim...
- was a coin with medicinal properties mentioned in the "Remedies for Hydrophobia", a short folkloric tale included in the Denham Tracts. Farmers in Northumberland...
- Sanderson later takes Travis aside and warns him of the growing plague of hydrophobia (rabies). One day, Travis sets out to trap a family of feral hogs. Advised...
- A curious side effect of a natural diamond's surface perfection is hydrophobia combined with lipophilia. The former property means a drop of water placed...
- The combined processes of gravity, chemical reaction, temperature, hydrophobia and evaporation simultaneously conspire to create surfaces reminiscent...
- 467–471. doi:10.1177/0957154X05051459. PMID 16482685. S2CID 2721386. Hydrophobia (and Superhydrophobia) can be used for chemical and scientific purposes...
- "When a person has been bitten by a mad dog, he may be preserved from hydrophobia by applying the ashes of a dog's head to the wound." Likewise he claimed...