Synonyms for catarrh

Grammar : Noun

Spell : kuh-tahr

Phonetic Transcription : kəˈtɑr

Définition of catarrh

Origin : late 14c., from Medieval Latin catarrus, from Late Latin catarrhus, from Greek katarrhous "a catarrh, a head cold," literally "a flowing down," earlier kata rrhoos, ultimately from kata- "down" (see cata-) + rhein "to flow" (see rheum). Related: Catarrhalcatarrhous.

As in common cold : noun communicable disease

Example sentences :

One said to the other "By the way how is that Catarrh of yours?"
Extract from : « Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 3, January 19, 1884. » by Various

Consumption, pneumonia, catarrh, deafness are some of their names.
Extract from : « Girls and Women » by Harriet E. Paine (AKA E. Chester}

The causes of catarrh are many: the most common cause is a cold.
Extract from : « Woman » by William J. Robinson

The catarrh has left, while his stomach is simply doing nobly.
Extract from : « Harper's Young People, December 16, 1879 » by Various

Never was a catarrh so sudden, so universal, or so ill-timed.
Extract from : « History of the United Netherlands, 1590-1599, Vol. III. Complete » by John Lothrop Motley

She is suffering from a slight attack of catarrh of the stomach.
Extract from : « The Memoirs of Victor Hugo » by Victor Hugo

His face is red, and his voice rough, by the same process of drink and catarrh.
Extract from : « Coaches and Coaching » by Leigh Hunt

Similarly, malaria, one may guess, is catarrh of the mosquito that bit you.
Extract from : « The Great American Fraud » by Samuel Hopkins Adams

A neglected cold, cough, or catarrh may soon develop this fatality.
Extract from : « The Funny Side of Physic » by A. D. Crabtre

Catarrh grows into broncho-pneumonia, with frequent returns.
Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various

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