hay fever

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nounPathology.
  1. a type of allergic rhinitis affecting the mucous membranes of the eyes and respiratory tract, affecting susceptible persons usually during the summer, caused by pollen of ragweed and certain other plants.

Origin of hay fever

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First recorded in 1820–30

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How to use hay fever in a sentence

  • For many years the fluid extract of rosin-weed has been known in my family as a remedy for rose-cold and hay fever.

    The Treatment of Hay Fever | George Frederick Laidlaw
  • In hay fever, the itching and redness of the eyes, nose, and throat are controlled from a sensitive point in the naso-pharynx.

    The Treatment of Hay Fever | George Frederick Laidlaw
  • Note that I did not say that simply spraying this solution in the nose and throat will cure hay fever.

    The Treatment of Hay Fever | George Frederick Laidlaw
  • It was from none of these that I stumbled on the fact that faradic electricity would cure hay fever.

    The Treatment of Hay Fever | George Frederick Laidlaw
  • The symptoms of hay fever resemble those of catarrhal inflammation, but the resemblance is only superficial.

    The Treatment of Hay Fever | George Frederick Laidlaw

British Dictionary definitions for hay fever

hay fever

noun
  1. an allergic reaction to pollen, dust, etc, characterized by sneezing, runny nose, and watery eyes due to inflammation of the mucous membranes of the eyes and nose: Technical names: allergic rhinitis, pollinosis

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Scientific definitions for hay fever

hay fever

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  1. An seasonal allergic condition characterized by a sensitivity to airborne pollen, resulting in nasal discharge, sneezing, and itchy, watery eyes. It occurs especially during late spring, late summer, and early fall and can be caused by the pollens of various plants, especially ragweed and certain trees and grasses.

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