catarrh
[ kuh-tahr ]
/ kəˈtɑr /
noun
Pathology. inflammation of a mucous membrane, especially of the respiratory tract, accompanied by excessive secretions.
Nearby words
- cataplectic,
- cataplexy,
- catapult,
- cataract,
- cataractogenic,
- catarrhal fever,
- catarrhal gastritis,
- catarrhal inflammation,
- catarrhine,
- catastalsis
Origin of catarrh
1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin catarrhus < Greek katárrous literally, down-flowing, equivalent to katarr(eîn) to flow down (kata- cata- + rheîn to flow) + -ous, variant of -eos (theme vowel + adj. suffix)
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catarrh
/ (kəˈtɑː) /
noun
inflammation of a mucous membrane with increased production of mucus, esp affecting the nose and throat in the common cold
the mucus so formed
Word Origin for catarrh
C16: via French from Late Latin catarrhus, from Greek katarrous, from katarrhein to flow down, from kata- down + rhein to flow
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catarrh
late 14c., from Medieval Latin catarrus, from Late Latin catarrhus, from Greek katarrhous "a catarrh, a head cold," literally "a flowing down," earlier kata rrhoos, ultimately from kata- "down" (see cata-) + rhein "to flow" (see rheum). Related: Catarrhalcatarrhous.
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catarrh
[ kə-tär′ ]
n.
Inflammation of mucous membranes, especially of the nose and throat.
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