Hydrophobia
Hydrophobia , noun
[Latin, from Greek {not transcribed}; "y`dwr water + {not transcribed} fear: compare French hydrophobie.]
(a)
(Medicine) An abnormal dread of water, said to be a symptom of canine madness; hence:
(b)
(Medicine) A viral disease transmitted by a bite from, or inoculation with the saliva of, a rabid creature, of which the chief symptoms are, a sense of dryness and constriction in the throat, causing difficulty in deglutition, and a marked heightening of reflex excitability, producing convulsions whenever the patient attempts to swallow, or is disturbed in any way, as by the sight or sound of water; rabies; canine madness.