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

Related formsco·ry·zal, adjective

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Related Words for coryza

cold, catarrh, coryza

Examples from the Web for coryza

Historical Examples of coryza

La grippe is a bronchitis or coryza with some fever and muscle-soreness.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation
Austin O'Malley
Coryza frequently commences at or about the time of the pharyngitis.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I
Various
One of these, allowed to melt gradually in the mouth, is said to alleviate the obstruction in the nose, in coryza.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II
Arnold Cooley
A thin, watery discharge may be composed of serum, and it occurs in the earlier stages of coryza, or nasal catarrh.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse
United States Department of Agriculture
Coryza, or nasal catarrh,—commonly called a cold in the head,—is not very common among cows.
Cattle and Their Diseases
Robert Jennings

British Dictionary definitions for coryza

coryza

noun

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

Word Origin for coryza

C17: from Late Latin: catarrh, from Greek koruza

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Word Origin and History for coryza

1630s, from medical Latin, from Greek koryza "running at the nose."

coryza in Medicine

coryza

[kə-rī′zə]

cold