catarrh

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κατάρροος, which is derived from καταρρέω (katarréō, “I flow down”), which is composed of κατά (katá, “down”) and ῥέω (rhéō, “I flow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kəˈtɑr/

Noun

catarrh (plural catarrhs)

1. (pathology) inflammation of the mucous membranes of the nose and throat.
   • 1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter XII:

     “Where I went wrong,” he said, still speaking in that low, husky voice as if he had been a ghost suffering from catarrh, “was in getting engaged to Phyllis Mills.”

Translations

inflammation of the mucous membranes

• Bulgarian: катар (bg) (katar) m
• Finnish: katarri (fi)
• French: catarrhe (fr) m
• Hungarian: hurut (hu)
• Irish: réama (ga) m
• Italian: catarro (it) m

• Maori: kauanu (mi)
• Polish: katar (pl)
• Portuguese: catarro (pt) m
• Russian: катар (ru) (katar) m
• Spanish: catarro (es) m
• Volapük: katar (vo)

See also

• cold
• flu
• grippe, grip
• influenza
• sinusitis