Lyssa

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  lyssa
       n : 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}, {madness}]