English
Pronunciation
IPA: /Ëɹei.biz/
Schoolbook Phonetics: (rÄʹbÄz)
Last Resort Phonetics: RAY-beez
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪbiz|-eɪbiz
Etymology
Latin #Latin|rabiÄs, rage, from rabere, to be angry.
Noun
rabies (singular) uncountable
- pathology A viral disease that causes acute encephalitis in warm-blooded animals and people. The virus is found in the saliva of infected animals and transmission is usually caused by a bite. It is characterised by abnormal behaviour such as excitement, aggressiveness, and dementia, followed by paralysis and invariably death. Post-exposure vaccination can prevent symptoms from developing.
Translations
Arabic: ARchar|ÙÙب (kálab) m, ARchar|داء اÙÙÙب (dÄâ ul-kálab) m
Chinese: çç¬ç
(kuángquÇnbìng)
Czech: vzteklina f
Dutch: hondsdolheid f
Finnish: vesikauhu, raivotauti
French: rage#French|rage f
German: Tollwut f
Hebrew: ×××ת|×Ö·Ö¼×Ö¶Ö¼×ֶת (kallevet) f
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Hungarian: veszettség f
Italian: rabbia f
Japanese: çç¬ç
(ãããããã³ãã, kyÅkenbyÅ)
Korean: ê´ê²¬ë³ (gwanggyeonbyeong)
Polish: wÅcieklizna f
Portuguese: raiva f
Romanian: turbare n
Russian: беÑенÑÑво (béšenstvo) n
Spanish: rabia f
Synonyms
hydrophobia
Derived terms
rabid
rabietic
See also
pedialite
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