rhinorrhea
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English
Alternative forms
- rhinorrhoea (British)
- rhinorrhœa (mainly British)
Etymology
From rhino- + -rrhea, from Ancient Greek: ῥίς (rhís, “nose”) (stem ῥινο (rhino)) with ῥοία (rhoía, “flow”).
Noun
rhinorrhea (countable and uncountable, plural rhinorrheas)
- (medicine) A persistent discharge of watery mucus from the nose; typical of the common cold.
- Synonym: runny nose
Related terms
Translations
medical symptom