Definition of Rhinorrhea

1. Noun. Persistent watery mucus discharge from the nose (as in the common cold).

Group relationships: Cold, Common Cold
Generic synonyms: Symptom

Definition of Rhinorrhea

1. Noun. (medicine) A persistent discharge of watery mucus from the nose; typical of the common cold. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rhinorrhea

rhinopharyngolith
rhinopharynx
rhinophonia
rhinophore
rhinophores
rhinophycomycosis
rhinophyma
rhinoplastic
rhinoplasties
rhinoplasty
rhinopneumonitis
rhinopome
rhinopomes
rhinorrhagia
rhinorrhagias
rhinorrhea (current term)
rhinorrheas
rhinorrhoea
rhinorrhœa
rhinos
rhinosalpingitis
rhinoscleroma
rhinoscleromas
rhinoscope
rhinoscopes
rhinoscopic
rhinoscopies
rhinoscopist
rhinoscopists
rhinoscopy

Literary usage of Rhinorrhea

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Clinical Diagnosis of Internal Diseases by Lewellys Franklin Barker (1916)
"One case of cerebro-spinal rhinorrhea and two cases of nasal ... Schwab (SI) & Green (J.), Jr. A case of cerebrospinal rhinorrhea, with retinal changes. ..."

2. Diseases of the Nose, Throat and Ear by William Lincoln Ballenger (1908)
"... rhinorrhea. NEUROSES OF OLFACTION. THE neuroses of olfaction are characterized by either ... rhinorrhea."

3. Diseases of the Nose, Throat and Ear by William Lincoln Ballenger (1908)
"... rhinorrhea. NEUROSES OF OLFACTION. THE neuroses of olfaction are characterized by either (a) a perverted sense of smell (parosmia), ..."

4. Diseases of the Nose, Throat and Ear: Medical and Surgical by William Lincoln Ballenger (1914)
"CEREBROSPINAL rhinorrhea NEUROSES OF OLFACTION THE neuroses of olfaction are characterized by either (a) a perverted sense of smell (parosmia), ..."

5. The Practice of surgery by James Gregory Mumford (1914)
"Such is the status at the present writing of the inter- obstinate condition—internal hydrocephalus. CEREBROSPINAL rhinorrhea ous but rare discharge of ..."

6. Nervous and Mental Disease Monograph Series (1909)
"Many names have been proposed for this condition, such as cerebrospinal rhinorrhea, ... rhinorrhea."

7. Monographic Medicine by Albion Walter Hewlett, Henry Leopold Elsner (1916)
"In some instances, known as cerebrospinal rhinorrhea, an actual flow of cerebrospinal fluid from the nose has been observed (L. Hektoen). ..."

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