单词	hydrophobia
释义	hydrophobia noun hy·​dro·​pho·​bia ˌhī-drə-ˈfō-bē-ə  1 : rabies 2 : a morbid dread of water Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Later symptoms include trouble swallowing, fear of water (hydrophobia), paralysis, seizure, coma, and eventual death. Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press, 8 Sep. 2018 At that point, a person can show symptoms like confusion, abnormal behavior, hallucinations, insomnia, drooling, difficulty swallowing and hydrophobia, fear of water. Minali Nigam, CNN, 12 June 2019 Over time, symptoms that are more specific to brain dysfunction appear and may include difficulty sleeping, anxiety, confusion, hallucinations, agitation, partial paralysis, difficulty swallowing, and hydrophobia, a fear of water. Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 3 July 2018 Word History Etymology Late Latin, from Greek, from hydr- + -phobia -phobia First Known Use 1547, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Medical Definition hydrophobia noun hy·​dro·​pho·​bia ˌhī-drə-ˈfō-bē-ə  1 : a morbid dread of water 2 a : extreme fearfulness of swallowing liquids that is symptomatic of rabies and results from painful spasms of the throat In classic cases, there is a fear of drinking liquids, or hydrophobia, despite thirst due to spasm of the throat muscles. Lawrence K. Altman, The New York Times b : rabies Rabies victims at first feel a general malaise and restlessness, then grow increasingly agitated with painful spasms of the throat. … Soon they cannot drink, which is why rabies has been called "hydrophobia." Wayne Biddle, A Field Guide to Germs
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