First Known Use: 15th century
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catarrh
noun ca·tarrh \kə-ˈtär\
medical : a condition in which the nose and air passages become filled with mucus
Full Definition of CATARRH
: inflammation of a mucous membrane; especially : one chronically affecting the human nose and air passages
— ca·tarrh·al \-əl\ adjective
— ca·tarrh·al·ly \-ə-lē\ adverb
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Origin of CATARRH
Middle English catarre, from Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French catarrhe, from Late Latin catarrhus, from Greek katarrhous, from katarrhein to flow down, from kata- + rhein to flow — more at stream
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Medical Dictionary
catarrh
noun ca·tarrh \kə-ˈtär\
Medical Definition of CATARRH
: inflammation of a mucous membrane in humans or animals; especially : one chronically affecting the human nose and air passages
—ca·tarrh·al \-əl\ adjective
—ca·tarrh·al·ly \-ə-lē\ adverb
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