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| ca·tarrh [ kə tr ] |
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runny nose: inflammation of a mucous membrane, especially in the nose or throat, causing an increase in the production of mucus, as happens in the common cold
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| [15th century. Via French catarrhe< Greek katarrhous< katarrhein "flow down" < rhein "flow"] |
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 ca·tarrh·al adjective |
 ca·tarrh·ous adjective |
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