noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A persistent discharge of watery mucus from the nose; typical of the common cold. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   persistent watery mucus discharge from the nose (as in the common cold) wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

runny noserunny nose

Etymology

From rhino- + -rrhea, from Ancient Greek: ῥίς (rhís, “nose”) (stem ῥινο (rhino)) with ῥοία (rhoía, “flow”).

Related phrases

common coldpost nasal drip

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