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rabies
ra·bies
[
ráy bz
]
noun
Definition:
severe viral disease:
an often fatal viral disease that affects the central nervous systems of most warm-blooded animals and is transmitted in the saliva of an infected animal. It causes convulsions, inability to move, and untypical behavior.
[
Late 16th century. < Latin, "fury" <
rabere
"rave, be mad"
]
ra·bic
adjective
ra·bi·et·ic
[
ràybee éttik
]
adjective
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