— coryzal , adj.
/keuh ruy"zeuh/ , n.
1. Pathol. acute inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nasal cavities; cold in the head.
2. Vet. Pathol. a contagious disease of birds, esp. poultry, characterized by the secretion of a thick mucus in the mouth and throat.
[ 1625-35; kóryza catarrh ]