Lycanthropy
Pronunciation : Ly*can"thro*py
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Gr. lycanthropie.]
Definition : 1. The supposed act of turning one's self or another person into a wolf. Lowell.
2. (Med.)
Defn: A kind of erratic melancholy, in which the patient imagines himself a wolf, and imitates the actions of that animal.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913