Found 2 items, similar to lyssa.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: lyssa 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]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Lyssa 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]