catarrhal
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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The catarrhal stage, characterized by runny mucous, is highly contagious.
From Slate • Feb. 21, 2013
During the past summer when constant rains made the homes of our nursery group very damp, and many children who did not receive our care suffered from catarrhal colds, our children kept perfectly well.
From Time Magazine Archive
Into Walter Reed Hospital, reportedly with heart trouble, went Multimillionaire Major Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr. Out of the Philadelphia Naval Hospital after a bout with catarrhal fever came Lieut.
From Time Magazine Archive
In his dying moments �the poetic opportunity of the role� the voice is a catarrhal croak.
From Time Magazine Archive
In pharyngeal and nasal diphtheria the narrow orifice of the Eustachian tube is easily obstructed by either catarrhal swelling or diphtheritic deposit.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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