‖ lyssa Path.
(ˈlɪsə)
Pl. lyssæ.
[mod.L., a. Gr. λύσσα rage, rabies. Cf. lytta.]
1. Rabies or hydrophobia.
| 1706 Phillips (ed. Kersey), Lyssa or Lytta, madness, properly of a dog. 1753 in Chambers Cycl. Supp. 1822–34 Good's Study Med. (ed. 4) II. 141 Inflammation of the lungs is..occasionally found as a symptom or sequel in..lyssa, or canine madness. Ibid. III. 294 Ammonia was formerly employed in cases of lyssa. 1864 in Webster; and in later Dicts. |
2. pl. Used to signify the pustules supposed to be developed under the tongue in hydrophobia.
| 1864 in Webster. 1889 in Syd. Soc. Lex. |
Hence ˈlyssic a. Path., pertaining to rabies.
| 1856 in Mayne Expos. Lex. 1902 in Webster Suppl. |