HYDROPHOBIA
Scrabble letter values: H4Y4D2R1O1P3H4O1B3I1A1 = 25
Definition
- noun a symptom of rabies in humans consisting of an aversion to swallowing liquids.
- noun a morbid fear of water.
- noun an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal). — synonyms: rabies, lyssa, madness
Examples
- “rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain”