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Compound of vatten (“water”) +‎ -u- +‎ skräck (“fright”), calque of German Wasserscheu (“fear of water”), ultimately from Ancient Greek ὑδροφοβία (hudrophobía, “hydrophobia”). Likely named after the rabies afflicted's inability to swallow liquid. First attested in 1738^[1].

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1. (pathology) hydrophobia, as a symptom of rabies
   • 2016 December 13, “Rabies konstaterat i södra Sverige [Rabies confirmed in southern Sweden]”, in SVT Nyheter, sourced from TT News Agency:

     Genom påverkan på nerver till svalgmuskulaturen får patienten kramper vid sväljning, så kallad vattuskräck.

     Due to the impact on the nerves to the throat muscles, the patient experiences spasms when swallowing, known as hydrophobia.

   • 2019 May 4, Sara Milstead, “Patientens enda chans – försättas i koma [The patient's only chance – induced coma]”, in Aftonbladet:

     Den drabbade får ofta svalgsvårigheter, svårt att dricka vatten, så kallad vattuskräck,

     The affected individual often experiences difficulty swallowing and struggles to drink water, known as hydrophobia.

   • 2022 October 28, “Ovanligt fall av rabies upptäckt i Frankrike [Unusual case of rabies discovered in France]”, in Svenska Dagbladet, sourced from TT News Agency and Agence France-Presse:

     Patienten får kramper vid sväljning, så kallad vattuskräck, och avlider vanligen inom två veckor.

     The patient experiences spasms when swallowing, known as hydrophobia, and usually dies within two weeks.

2. (medicine, archaic, by extension) rabies
3. (psychology) aquaphobia; a fear of water, especially a morbid fear of drowning.
   • 2009 March 20, Fredrik Sörensson, “Vattendjur som brinner för tredimensionell sport [Aquatic animals passionate about three-dimensional sport]”, in Ystads Allehanda:

     För att kunna spelaundervattensrugby gäller det i första hand att inte ha vattuskräck eller klaustrofobi.

     To be able to play underwater rugby, the primary requirement is to not have aquaphobia or claustrophobia.

• rabies (“rabies”)
• hydrofobi (“hydrophobia, rabies”)
• hundgalenskap (“dog madness, rabies”) (archaic)
• lyssa (“rabies”) (obsolete)

• vattuskräck in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)