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ca·tarrh

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–noun

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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—Related forms

ca·tarrh·al, ca·tarrh·ous, adjective

ca·tarrh·al·ly, adverb

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ca·tarrh Audio Help (kə-tär') Pronunciation Key
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.

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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."

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catarrh
noun
inflammation of the nose and throat with increased production of mucus

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catarrh [kəˈtaː] noun

inflammation of the lining of the nose and throat causing a discharge of thick fluid

Arabic:	نَزْلَةٌ صِدْرِيَّةٌ، زُكام، التِهاب الغِشاءِ المُخا�
Chinese (Simplified):	粘膜炎
Chinese (Traditional):	粘膜炎
Czech:	katar
Danish:	katar; slimhindebetændelse
Dutch:	slijmvliesontsteking
Estonian:	nohu
Finnish:	katarri
French:	rhume chronique
German:	der Schnupfen
Greek:	καταρροή
Hungarian:	hurut
Icelandic:	slímhúðarþroti
Indonesian:	radang
Italian:	catarro

Japanese:	カタル
Korean:	카타르
Latvian:	katars
Lithuanian:	kataras
Norwegian:	katarr, slimhinnebetennelse
Polish:	katar
Portuguese (Brazil):	catarro
Portuguese (Portugal):	catarro
Romanian:	guturai
Russian:	катар
Slovak:	katar
Slovenian:	nahod
Spanish:	catarro
Swedish:	snuva, katarr
Turkish:	balgam, sümük

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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.

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