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rhinitis

[ rahy-nahy-tis ]

noun

, Pathology.
  1. inflammation of the nose or its mucous membrane.


rhinitis

/ raɪˈnaɪtɪs; raɪˈnɪtɪk /

noun

  1. inflammation of the mucous membrane that lines the nose


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Derived Forms

  • rhinitic, adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of rhinitis1

First recorded in 1880–85; rhin- + -itis

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Example Sentences

In the nose the sneezing, the discharge, the obstructive swelling suggest at once catarrhal rhinitis.

Did you ever cure a catarrhal conjunctivitis or rhinitis in three minutes by moving the patient from one room to another?

It is better to throw overboard both the name and the idea of catarrhal inflammation or rhinitis and start afresh.

I want you to come down again, now, and take a rhinitis tablet, after the dampness of to-night.

An infant, therefore, suffering with an acute attack of rhinitis requires constant attention.

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