| NOUN | state | rabies, hydrophobia, lyssa, madness | an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal) |
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| Sounds | rey'biyz | |
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| Rhymes | Achilles ... Yerkes: 115 rhymes with iyz... | |
| Meaning | 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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| Synonyms | hydrophobia, lyssa, madness | |
| Broader | zoonosis, zoonotic disease | An animal disease that can be transmitted to humans |
| Spanish | hidrofobia, lisa, rabia | |
| Catalan | hidrofòbia, ràbia | |
| Adjectives | rabid | of or infected by rabies |
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