an acute infectious viral disease of the nervous system transmitted by the saliva of infected animals, esp dogs. It is characterized by excessive salivation, aversion to water, convulsions, and paralysis
Also called: hydrophobia, lyssa
Derived forms
rabic (ˈræbɪk) or rabietic (ˌreɪbɪˈɛtɪk)
adjective
Word origin
C17: from Latin: madness, from rabere to rave
Examples of 'lyssa' in a sentence
lyssa
In the studied species, the lyssa was formed from adipose tissue intermingled with irregular connective tissue.
Mahmoud B. Shoeib, Awad Z. Rizk, Amin M. Hassanin 2014, 'Comparative Morphological Studies on Lyssa in Carnivores and Camels with Special Referenceto Its Surgical Resection', Journal of Advanced Veterinary Researchhttp://advetresearch.com/index.php/AVR/article/view/87. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)