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noun
Inflammation of the mucous membranes lining the nasal cavity, usually causing a running nose, nasal congestion and loss of smell.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: catarrh
noun
Rhinitis or rhinosinusitis; cold or coldlike illness; common cold.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, countable, metonymically, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: catarrh
Antonyms: none provided
noun
an inflammation of the mucous membrane lining the nose (usually associated with nasal discharge)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: rhinitis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: inflammation, redness, rubor
Narrower terms: allergic rhinitis
History
Borrowed from Latin corȳza, from Ancient Greek κόρυζα (kóruza, “nasal mucus”).
Across languages
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
