lysozyme, n.
(lysozymes)
an enzyme found in saliva and sweat and tears that destroys the cell walls of certain bacteria
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lyssa, n.
(lyssas)
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
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lyssavirus, n.
(lyssaviri)
a neurotropic non-arbovirus of the family Rhabdoviridae that causes rabies
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