n, pl  rabies  :  an acute virus disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals that is transmitted with infected saliva usu. through the bite of a rabid animal and is typically characterized by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated - called also hydrophobia  .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  re·base  ri·bose 
 
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