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| Pathology. inflammation of a mucous membrane, esp. of the respiratory tract, accompanied by excessive secretions. |
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME < LL catarrhus < Gk katárrous lit., down-flowing, equiv. to katarr(eǐn) to flow down (kata- cata- + rheǐn to flow) + -ous, var. of -eos (theme vowel + adj. suffix)
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ca·tarrh·al, ca·tarrh·ous, adjective
ca·tarrh·al·ly, adverb
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n. Inflammation of mucous membranes, especially of the nose and throat. [Middle English catarre, from Old French catarrhe, from Late Latin catarrhus, from Greek katarrous, from katarrein, to flow down : kata-, cata- + rhein, to flow; see sreu- in Indo-European roots.] ca·tarrh'al, ca·tarrh'ous adj., ca·tarrh'al·ly adv. |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
catarrh
1398, from M.L. catarrus, from L.L. catarrhus, from Gk. katarrhous "a catarrh," lit. "a flowing down," from kata- "down" + rhein "to flow."
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
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| inflammation of the nose and throat with increased production of mucus |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
catarrh [kəˈtaː] noun
inflammation of the lining of the nose and throat causing a discharge of thick fluid
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
Catarrh
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. Note: 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 Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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