Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Rabies"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Rabies \Ra"bi*es\, n. [L. See {Rage}, n.]
Same as {Hydrophobia}
(b); canine madness.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
rabies
n : 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
[syn: {hydrophobia}, {lyssa}, {madness}]
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