catarrh
Americannoun
noun
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inflammation of a mucous membrane with increased production of mucus, esp affecting the nose and throat in the common cold
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the mucus so formed
Other Word Forms
Etymology
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)
Example Sentences
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Bleeding, cold baths, opium and self-induced vomiting - and still Liverpool-born London doctor John Bostock couldn't find relief from the catarrh and blockages of the sinus that plagued him every summer.
From BBC • Jul. 4, 2014
Yet he had also suffered from catarrh - blockages of the sinus and a general feeling of heaviness and tiredness - in June every year since the age of eight.
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2014
Sputum, the tar of frequent No6s, catarrh, Spangles slivers and the reddish dye of aniseed balls gave the splotches the look of abstract expressionist artworks.
From The Guardian • Feb. 18, 2011
He called himself a specialist and offered to treat "deafness, head noises from nasal catarrh," and only the American Medical Association objected.
From Time Magazine Archive
Celia pieces together his story from the torments he relives in delirium, between fevers and chills and a painful catarrh.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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