hay fever
Meaning
An allergy to the pollen of grass or other plants that causes symptoms similar to those of a cold; pollinosis.
Synonyms
Translations
Heuschnupfen
hooikoorts
raffreddore da fieno febbre da fieno
fiebre del heno
febre del fenc
polenose
rhinite allergique febre-dos-fenosEtymology
First attested by John Bostock in 1819. The smell of hay in the summer was thought to be the origin of the condition.
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