coryza
Meanings
noun
- Inflammation of the mucous membranes lining the nasal cavity, usually causing a running nose, nasal congestion and loss of smell.
- Rhinitis or rhinosinusitis; cold or coldlike illness; common cold.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin corȳza, from Ancient Greek κόρυζα (kóruza, “nasal mucus”).
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