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- inflammation of the mucous membranes of the nose and throat
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Ca*tarrh" (?), n. [L.
catarrhus, Gr. &?;, &?;, a running down, rheum, fr. &?;;
kata` down + &?; to flow. See Stream.]
(Med.) An inflammatory affection of any mucous
membrane, in which there are congestion, swelling, and an
altertion in the quantity and quality of mucus secreted; as,
catarrh of the stomach; catarrh of the
bladder.
&fist; In America, the term catarrh is applied
especially to a chronic inflammation of, and hypersecretion fron,
the membranes of the nose or air passages; in England, to an
acute influenza, resulting a cold, and attended with cough,
thirst, lassitude, and watery eyes; also, to the cold itself.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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