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
Whether they called their complaint a cold or catarrh, die Grippe� or flu, the answer was the same: for none of these illnesses caused by viruses does medicine have a cure.
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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