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rabies Definition


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rabies
noun
    1. A viral disease of the central nervous system, usually fatal and transmitted in saliva from the bite of an infected animal, which causes convulsions, paralysis and fear of water. Also called hydrophobia.
Etymology: 16c: Latin, from rabere to be mad.



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