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hy⋅dro⋅pho⋅bi⋅a

  [hahy-druh-foh-bee-uh]
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–noun
1. rabies.
2. an abnormal or unnatural dread of water.
Origin:
1540–50; < LL < Gk hydrophobía. See hydro- 1 , -phobia
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hy·dro·pho·bi·a   (hī'drə-fō'bē-ə)   
n.  

  1. An abnormal fear of water.

  2. Rabies.

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Word Origin & History

hydrophobia 
1392, from L.L. hydrophobia (Cælius Aurelianus, c.420), from Gk. hydrophobia (Celsius, 50 C.E.), from hydrophobos "dreading water," from hydr-, stem of hydros "water" + phobos "dread, fear" (see phobia). So called because human sufferers show aversion to water and have difficulty swallowing it.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: hy·dro·pho·bia
Pronunciation: "hI-dr&-'fO-bE-&
Function: noun
1 : a morbid dread of water
2 : RABIES
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

hydrophobia hy·dro·pho·bi·a (hī'drə-fō'bē-ə)
n.

  1. An abnormal fear of water.

  2. Rabies.

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