coryza

[ kuh-rahy-zuh ]

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noun

Pathology. acute inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nasal cavities; cold in the head.
Veterinary Pathology. a contagious disease of birds, especially poultry, characterized by the secretion of a thick mucus in the mouth and throat.

Origin of coryza

1625–35; <Late Latin <Greek kóryza catarrh

Other words from coryza

co·ry·zal, adjective

Words Nearby coryza

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How to use coryza in a sentence

I have no recollection of sniffling, in public; yet here are nine dozen handkerchiefs, an outfit for someone with chronic coryza.
Bizarre | Lawton Mackall
You cultivate it at the risk of coryza over the newly-filled graves of dead friends.
Mated from the Morgue | John Augustus O'Shea
Lastly, the series of epidemics from 1889 to 1893 effectually broke the association with coryza or catarrh.
A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2) | Charles Creighton
The juice of the flowers is a popular remedy in India, for migraine and coryza.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines | T. H. Pardo de Tavera
La grippe is a bronchitis or coryza with some fever and muscle-soreness.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation | Austin O'Malley

British Dictionary definitions for coryza

coryza

/ (kəˈraɪzə) /

noun

acute inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nose, with discharge of mucus; a head cold

Origin of coryza

C17: from Late Latin: catarrh, from Greek koruza

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