Meaning of Catarrh | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Inflammation of a mucous membrane.
   countable, uncountable
2. Especially, that of the nose and throat.
   countable, uncountable
3. The discharge (fluid) associated with this condition.
   countable, uncountable
4. Rhinitis or rhinosinusitis; cold or coldlike illness; common cold.
   broadly, countable, metonymically, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“And then as to your ſcurvys, and gouts, rheumatiſms, conſumptions, coughs and catarrhs, tar-vvater and turpentine vvill make you as ſound as a roach.”

“Jonah mixed him a pitch-like potion of gin and molasses, which he swore was a sovereign cure for all colds and catarrhs whatsoever […]”

“"Where I went wrong," he said, still speaking in that low, husky voice as if he had been a ghost suffering from catarrh, "was in getting engaged to Phyllis Mills."”

“He coughed violently and spat out the catarrh irritating his throat.”

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