catarrh
noun
inflammation of a mucous membrane, especially of the respiratory tract, accompanied by excessive secretions.
catarrhous
-
a word derived from
catarrh.
Example Sentences
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Rh is used in words derived from the Greek, as myrrh, myrrhine, catarrhous, rheum, rheumatick, rhyme.
From A Grammar of the English Tongue by Samuel Johnson
He had, before that, been troubled with a catarrhous cough.
From Life of Johnson, Volume 4 1780-1784 by James Boswell
The air is counted salutary in catarrhous consumptions, from its dryness and elasticity: but too sharp in cases of pulmonary imposthumes.
From Travels through France and Italy by T. (Tobias) Smollett
