RABIES

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

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

Synonyms:

hydrophobia; lyssa; madness; rabies

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("rabies" is a kind of...):

zoonosis; zoonotic disease (an animal disease that can be transmitted to humans)

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