rhinitis

[ rahy-nahy-tis ]

nounPathology.

inflammation of the nose or its mucous membrane.

Origin of rhinitis

First recorded in 1880–85; rhin- + -itis

Words Nearby rhinitis

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How to use rhinitis in a sentence

As for roses, people often think they’re reacting to them, but Stembel says it’s usually baby’s breath — a common filler in rose bouquets — that causes rhinitis.
How to enjoy fresh flowers at home, without the sneezing and wheezing | Ashley Abramson | April 1, 2021 | Washington Post
In the nose the sneezing, the discharge, the obstructive swelling suggest at once catarrhal rhinitis.
The Treatment of Hay Fever | George Frederick Laidlaw
Did you ever cure a catarrhal conjunctivitis or rhinitis in three minutes by moving the patient from one room to another?
The Treatment of Hay Fever | George Frederick Laidlaw
It is better to throw overboard both the name and the idea of catarrhal inflammation or rhinitis and start afresh.
The Treatment of Hay Fever | George Frederick Laidlaw
I want you to come down again, now, and take a rhinitis tablet, after the dampness of to-night.
The Wayfarers | Mary Stewart Cutting

An infant, therefore, suffering with an acute attack of rhinitis requires constant attention.
The Eugenic Marriage, Volume IV. (of IV.) | Grant Hague

British Dictionary definitions for rhinitis

rhinitis

/ (raɪˈnaɪtɪs) /

noun

inflammation of the mucous membrane that lines the nose

Derived forms of rhinitis

rhinitic (raɪˈnɪtɪk), adjective

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