lyssa

2 definitions found

lyssa - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Lyssa \Lys"sa\ (l[i^]s"s[.a]), n. [NL. See Lytta.] (Med.)
     Hydrophobia.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The plural (Lyss[ae]) has been used to signify the
           pustules supposed to be developed under the tongue in
           hydrophobia.
           [1913 Webster]

lyssa - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  lyssa
      n 1: 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
           [syn: rabies, hydrophobia, lyssa, madness]