nose drops

plural noun

1. medication applied through the nostrils with a dropper.

Word History and Origins

Origin of nose drops¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

In one remarkable study, 276 healthy volunteers were given nose drops containing a cold virus.

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In the unprecedented experiment, known as a human challenge trial, research subjects ages 18 to 29 were inoculated with nose drops containing a very low dose of an early strain of the pandemic coronavirus.

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In the study, 34 healthy volunteers ages 18 to 29 were given nose drops with a small amount of the virus.

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None of the nearly 3,000 healthcare workers who used interferon nose drops became infected with the novel coronavirus, according to an informal study report reviewed by Reuters.

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“And here are some nose drops, and I have plenty of Kleenex.”

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