lyssa

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun 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

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek λύσσα (lússa).

Synonyms

rabies, hydrophobia, madness

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