rhinorrhea
- noun
- /ˌraɪnəˈrɪə/
- Specialized
:
rinorrea
- After he hit his head, he experienced rhinorrhea, indicating a possible cerebrospinal fluid leak.
- cerebrospinal rhinorrhea
- CSF rhinorrhea
Examples
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Without repair, patients with CSF rhinorrhea are at an increased risk of ascending meningitis or brain abscess.
Academic text (2004) -
A fifty-year-old female presented with a complaint of CSF rhinorrhea for one year.
Academic text (2007) -
There were no lacerations and no rhinorrhea.
Academic text (2009) -
There were no cases of blindness, cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea, or death.
Academic text (1999) -
According to Lai et al., intrasphenoidal meningoencephaloceles usually present with CSF rhinorrhea.
Academic text (2004) -
(n11) Bolger and Osenbach reported that this technique provided good control of CSF rhinorrhea.
Academic text (2004) -
One patient experienced a seizure during extubation following combined external and endoscopic repair of a traumatic cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea.
Academic text (1999) -
A 53-year-old man was referred to our institution for evaluation of intermittent cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea and frontal headache.
Academic text (2004) -
The doctor explained that rhinorrhea could occur after certain types of head surgery.
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She was worried about the rhinorrhea following her injury, as it might suggest a more serious condition.
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'. That is why rhinorrhea can mean a clear fluid 'nose flow' after a head injury, not just an ordinary runny nose.
