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post-nasal drip

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English

Syllables
post--nasal -drip
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The accumulation in the throat or back of the nose of excessive mucus produced by the sinuses.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

post-nasal drips (plural) postnasal drip (alternative)

Phrases

runny nose

Frequently Paired Words

rhinorrhea runny nose

Synonyms

upper airway cough syndrome

Questions

What does post-nasal drip mean?
The accumulation in the throat or back of the nose of excessive mucus produced by the sinuses.

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