coryza
/kəˈɹɑɪ.zə/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.23 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Inflammation of the mucous membranes lining the nasal cavity, usually causing a running nose, nasal congestion and loss of smell.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "In his writing on coryza, Celsus repeats the belief of Hippocrates that some cases of phthisis owe their origin to catarrh of the nasal passages; so far as coryza is concerned, he says, there is nothing pestiferous about it unless it ulcerates […]"
- "Frequent sneezing and fluent coryza, during the day (second day),⁴.^([sic])—Obstruction of left nostril, in evening […] After pain in the head, which continued ten days, coryza, sore throat, and extension to bronchial mucous membranes[…]"
- "Sore throat and coryza (cold) in the very aged do not exhibit the phenomena associated with pepsis (apparently, the changes normally occurring in the younger population)."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: corȳza, κόρυζα