n.
Pronunciation: k ə - ' tär
Function: noun
Etymology: 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
Date: 15th century
: inflammation of a mucous membrane especially : one chronically affecting the human nose and air passages
– ca · tarrh · al \ - ə l \ adjective
– ca · tarrh · al · ly \ - ə -l ē \ adverb