COMMON COLD


Meaning of COMMON COLD in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1770

: an acute disease of the upper respiratory tract that is marked by inflammation of the mucous membranes of the nose, throat, eyes, and eustachian tubes and by a watery then purulent discharge and is caused by any of several viruses (as a rhinovirus or an adenovirus)

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