rhinorrhea
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- rhinorrhoea (British)
- rhinorrhœa (mainly British)
Etymology edit
rhino- + -rrhea, from Ancient Greek: ῥίς (rhís, “nose”) (stem ῥινο (rhino)) with ῥοία (rhoía, “flow”).
Noun edit
rhinorrhea (countable and uncountable, plural rhinorrheas)
- (medicine) A persistent discharge of watery mucus from the nose; typical of the common cold.
- Synonym: runny nose
Translations edit
medical symptom