English
Pronunciation
IPA: /�ɹei.biz/
Schoolbook Phonetics: (r�ʹb�z)
Last Resort Phonetics: RAY-beez
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪbiz|-eɪbiz
Etymology
Latin #Latin|rabi�s, 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|��ب (kálab) m, ARchar|داء ا���ب (d�� ul-kálab) m
Chinese: ��� (kuángqu�nbìng)
Czech: vzteklina f
Dutch: hondsdolheid f
Finnish: vesikauhu, raivotauti
French: rage#French|rage f
German: Tollwut f
Hebrew: ���ת|�ַּ�ֶּ�ֶת (kallevet) f
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Hungarian: veszettség f
Italian: rabbia f
Japanese: ��� (��������, ky�kenby�)
Korean: �견� (gwanggyeonbyeong)
Polish: w�cieklizna f
Portuguese: raiva f
Romanian: turbare n
Russian: бе�ен��во (béšenstvo) n
Spanish: rabia f
Synonyms
hydrophobia
Derived terms
rabid
rabietic
See also
pedialite
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