rhinorrhea
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- noun
- /ˌraɪnəˈrɪə/
- Specialized
:
rinorrea
- The common cold often leads to rhinorrhea, making it difficult to breathe through the nose.
- nasal rhinorrhea
- nasal congestion and rhinorrhea
- rhinorrhea and postnasal
Examples
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The most annoying symptoms beyond obstruction may be facial or head pain and pressure, rhinorrhea, and purulent postnasal discharge.
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Within a few days of beginning work at the site, he reported a new onset of throat irritation, nasal congestion, rhinorrhea, and coughing that increased in frequency over time.
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The patient denied nasal congestion, rhinorrhea, recent infections, or trauma.
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His nares demonstrated mild rhinitis with clear rhinorrhea.
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Patients usually present with headache, rhinorrhea, or epistaxis along with black nasal or oral masses.
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The initial symptom in most cases is nasal obstruction; purulent rhinorrhea is the second most common sign.
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A 73-year-old white man was evaluated at an outside institution for an 18-month history of nasal obstruction and chronic rhinorrhea.
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Through a number of mechanisms, this activity causes symptoms of sneezing, rhinorrhea, nasal and ocular itchiness, eye watering, and cough.
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A white man reported rhinorrhea and nasal obstruction since 1980, which were diagnosed as bilateral chronic sinusitis and right nasal polyposis.
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In school-aged children, sinusitis is characterized by rhinorrhea, obstruction, and cough; and, in older children, by headache (n1, n2).
Academic text (1998)
Synonyms
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A mild cold that makes your nose run or feel blocked
Thin watery liquid that comes from the eyes or nose
Surface Forms
Morphology
rhinorrhea = rhino + rrhea (semi-transparent) = rhino + rrhea
While 'rhino' and 'rrhea' are clear in meaning, the specific medical context of 'rhinorrhea' may not be immediately apparent to learners.
Etymology
Rhinorrhea comes from the Greek parts rhino- 'nose' and -rrhea 'flow'. So it means a 'nose flow', which is why rhinorrhea describes a watery or runny nose.