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ra·bies

(rā′bēz)

An acute, infectious, usually fatal viral disease of the central nervous system that is transmitted by the bite of infected animals and occurs in many mammals, including dogs, cats, raccoons, and bats.

[Latin rabiēs, rage, from rabere, to rave.]

ra′bi·et′ic (-ĕt′ĭk) adj.

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rabies

(ˈreɪbiːz)

(Veterinary Science) pathol an acute infectious viral disease of the nervous system transmitted by the saliva of infected animals, esp dogs. It is characterized by excessive salivation, aversion to water, convulsions, and paralysis. Also called: hydrophobia or lyssa

[C17: from Latin: madness, from rabere to rave]

rabic, rabietic adj

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ra•bies

(ˈreɪ biz)

n.

an infectious, usu. fatal disease of dogs, cats, and other warm-blooded animals, caused by a rhabdovirus and transmitted to humans by the bite of a rabid animal.

[1655–65; < Latin rabiēs ferocity, frenzy, rabies, akin to rabere to be mad, rave]

ra·bies

(rā′bēz)

A usually fatal viral disease of warm-blooded animals that causes inflammation of the brain and spinal cord. It is transmitted by the bite of an infected animal and can be prevented in humans by a vaccine. See Note at hydrophobia.

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rabid, rabies - Rabid and rabies come from Latin rabere, "be mad."

Rabies

rabies

[ˈreɪbiːz] NSING → rabia f
a dog with rabies → un perro rabioso

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rabies

[ˈreɪbiːz]

n → rage f
a dog with rabies → un chien enragé

modif [injection] → antirabique; [virus] → de la rage

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rabies

n → Tollwut f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

rabies

[ˈreɪbiːz] n → rabbia, idrofobia

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

rabies

(ˈreibiːz) noun

a disease that causes madness (and usually death) in dogs and other animals (including humans).

rabies

→ دَاءُ الكَلْب vzteklina rabies Tollwut λύσσα rabia vesikauhu rage bjesnoća rabbia 狂犬病 공수병 hondsdolheid rabies wścieklizna raiva бешенство rabies โรคพิษสุนัขบ้า kuduz bệnh dại 狂犬病

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

ra·bies

n. rabia. V.: hydrophobia

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

rabies

n rabia

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And thou thyself seem'st otherwise inclined Than to a worldly crown, addicted more To contemplation and profound dispute; As by that early action may be judged, When, slipping from thy mother's eye, thou went'st Alone into the Temple, there wast found Among the gravest Rabbies, disputant On points and questions fitting Moses' chair, Teaching, not taught.

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