postnasal drip


noun
  1. a trickling of mucus onto the pharyngeal surface from the posterior portion of the nasal cavity, usually caused by a cold or allergy.

Origin of postnasal drip

1
First recorded in 1945–50

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British Dictionary definitions for postnasal drip

postnasal drip

/ (pəʊstˈneɪzəl) /


noun
  1. med a mucus secretion from the rear part of the nasal cavity into the nasopharynx, usually as the result of a cold or an allergy

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