CATARRH


Meaning of CATARRH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kə-ˈtär ]

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 -əl adjective

• ca·tarrh·al·ly -ə-lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.