RHINORRHEA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rhinorrhea mean? 

• RHINORRHEA (noun)
  The noun RHINORRHEA has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: RHINORRHEA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RHINORRHEA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("rhinorrhea" is a kind of...):

symptom ((medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease)

Holonyms ("rhinorrhea" is a part of...):

cold; common cold (a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs))

 Context examples 

Symptoms include sneezing, nasal congestion, rhinorrhea, and itching.

(Allergic Rhinitis, NCI Thesaurus)

Symptoms include sneezing, nasal congestion, rhinorrhea and itching.

(Allergic Rhinitis, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

When applied locally to the eye as a topical solution, this agent reduces itching, rhinorrhea, and symptoms of allergic rhinitis or conjunctivitis.

(Levocabastine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

When applied locally into the eye as a topical solution, this agent reduces itching, rhinorrhea and symptoms of allergic rhinitis or conjunctivitis.

(Levocabastine, NCI Thesaurus)