coryza

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) Inflammation of the mucous membranes lining the nasal cavity, usually causing a running nose, nasal congestion and loss of smell.
  2. (broadly, countable, uncountable) Rhinitis or rhinosinusitis; cold or coldlike illness; common cold.

Pronounced as (IPA)
/kəˈɹɑɪ̯.zə/
Etymology

Borrowed from Latin corȳza, from Ancient Greek κόρυζα (kóruza, “nasal mucus”).

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