catarrh

1. (medicine) Inflammation of a mucous membrane.Examples: "And then as to your ſcurvys, and gouts, rheumatiſms, conſumptions, coughs and catarrhs, tar-vvater and turpentine vvill make you as ſound as a roach."; "Jonah mixed him a pitch-like potion of gin and molasses, which he swore was a sovereign cure for all colds and catarrhs whatsoever […]"; ""Where I went wrong," he said, still speaking in that low, husky voice as if he had been a ghost suffering from catarrh, "was in getting engaged to Phyllis Mills.""Synonyms: coryzacountableuncountable

2. (medicine) Inflammation of a mucous membrane.Examples: "He coughed violently and spit out the catarrh irritating his throat."countableuncountable

3. (medicine) Inflammation of a mucous membrane.broadlycountablemetonymicallyuncountable