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He had, before that, been troubled with a catarrhous cough.

From Life of Johnson, Volume 4 1780-1784 by Boswell, James

Rh is used in words derived from the Greek, as myrrh, myrrhine, catarrhous, rheum, rheumatick, rhyme.

From A Grammar of the English Tongue by Johnson, Samuel

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 Smollett, T. (Tobias)