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Define the word lyssa

"Lyssa" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

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]

"lyssa" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"

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]