coryza

UK: /kəˈraɪzə/ US: (kə rī′zə)

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co•ry•za  (kə rī′zə), n. 

1. Pathology 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.

• Greek kóryza catarrh
• Late Latin
• 1625–35

co•ry′zal, adj. 

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coryza / kəˈraɪzə/ noun

1. acute inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nose, with discharge of mucus; a head cold

Etymology: 17th Century: from Late Latin: catarrh, from Greek koruza