paralytic rabies
noun
: rabies in which paralysis is the predominant symptom and that is characterized by muscle weakness typically beginning in the bitten extremity and spreading to the rest of the body often in an ascending pattern
called also dumb rabies
compare furious rabiesDictionary Entries Near paralytic rabies
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“Paralytic rabies.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/paralytic%20rabies. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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