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Catarrh

//kəˈtɑɹ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Inflammation of a mucous membrane.; Especially, that of the nose and throat. countable, uncountable

    "And then as to your ſcurvys, and gouts, rheumatiſms, conſumptions, coughs and catarrhs, tar-vvater and turpentine vvill make you as ſound as a roach."

  2. 2
    inflammation of the nose and throat with increased production of mucus wordnet
  3. 3
    Inflammation of a mucous membrane.; The discharge (fluid) associated with this condition. countable, uncountable

    "He coughed violently and spat out the catarrh irritating his throat."

  4. 4
    Inflammation of a mucous membrane.; Rhinitis or rhinosinusitis; cold or coldlike illness; common cold. broadly, countable, metonymically, uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English catarre, from Medieval Latin catarrus, from Late Latin catarrhus, from Ancient Greek κατάρροος (katárrhoos), which is derived from καταρρέω (katarrhéō, “I flow down”), which is composed of κατά (katá, “down”) and ῥέω (rhéō, “I flow”).

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