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hydrophobia definition

hydro·pho·bia (hī′drə fō′bē ə)

noun

  1. an abnormal fear of water

  2. Etymology: from the symptomatic inability to swallow liquids

    rabies

Etymology: LL < Gr hydrophobia: see hydro- & -phobia

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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