LYSSA - Definition

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WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain

	Synonyms:	hydrophobia, madness, rabies

	See Also:	zoonosis

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Lys"sa\ (l[i^]s"s[.a]), n. [NL. See {Lytta}.] (Med.) Hydrophobia. Note: The plural (Lyss[ae]) has been used to signify the pustules supposed to be developed under the tongue in hydrophobia.