About The Word Lyssa

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Lyssa to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Lyssa definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Lyssa

Lyssa Meaning & Definition
Lyssa Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of 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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Lyssa: hydrophobia | madness | rabies

Related Terms | Find terms related to Lyssa:

See Also | zoonosis

Lyssa In Webster's Dictionary

\Lys"sa\ (l[i^]s"s[.a]), n. [NL. See {Lytta}.] (Med.) Hydrophobia. Note: The plural (Lyss[ae]) has been used to signify the pustules supposed to be developed under the tongue in hydrophobia.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Organic compound ‐ any compound of carbon and another…
  • Layup ‐ a basketball shot made with one hand from a position under or…
  • Teeming with(p) ‐ filled to overflowing with a vast number of moving or especially…
  • Freestanding ‐ standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything; "a…
  • Cote d'ivoire ‐ a republic in western Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; one of the…
  • Sphacele calycina ‐ California plant with woolly stems and leaves and large white…
  • Fan tracery ‐ the carved tracery on…
  • Apatura ‐ large Old World…
  • Hendrik verwoerd ‐ South African statesman who instituted the policy of apartheid…
  • Ulysses grant ‐ 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies…