rhinorrhea

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A persistent discharge of watery mucus from the nose; typical of the common cold.

Word forms

rhinorrhea rhinorrheas rhinorrhoea rhinorrhœa

Etymology

From rhino- + -rrhea, from Ancient Greek: ῥίς (rhís, “nose”) (stem ῥινο (rhino)) with ῥοία (rhoía, “flow”).

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