catarrh Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun inflammation of the nose and throat with increased production of mucus

WordNet

Ca*tarrh" noun
Etymology
L. catarrhus, Gr. , , a running down, rheum, fr. down + to flow. See Stream.
Definitions
  1. (Med.) An inflammatory affection of any mucous membrane, in which there are congestion, swelling, and an altertion in the quantity and quality of mucus secreted; as catarrh of the stomach; catarrh of the bladder. ✍ In America, the term catarrh is applied especially to a chronic inflammation of, and hypersecretion fron, the membranes of the nose or air passages; in England, to an acute influenza, resulting a cold, and attended with cough, thirst, lassitude, and watery eyes; also, to the cold itself.

Webster 1913