Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Rabies \Ra"bi*es\, n. [L. See {Rage}, n.]
   Same as {Hydrophobia}
   (b); canine madness.

Source : WordNet®

rabies
     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: {hydrophobia}, {lyssa}, {madness}]