[kuh-tahr] 
| Pathology. inflammation of a mucous membrane, esp. of the respiratory tract, accompanied by excessive secretions. |
| ca·tarrh (kə-tär') 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. |
catarrh ca·tarrh (kə-tär')
n.
Inflammation of mucous membranes, especially of the nose and throat.