COMMON COLD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does common cold mean? 

• COMMON COLD (noun)
  The noun COMMON COLD has 1 sense:

1. a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)

  Familiarity information: COMMON COLD used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COMMON COLD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

cold; common cold

Context example:

will they never find a cure for the common cold?

Hypernyms ("common cold" is a kind of...):

communicable disease (a disease that can be communicated from one person to another)

respiratory disease; respiratory disorder; respiratory illness (a disease affecting the respiratory system)

Meronyms (parts of "common cold"):

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

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "common cold"):

head cold (a common cold affecting the nasal passages and resulting in congestion and sneezing and headache)

 Context examples 

A daytime non-drowsy preparation used to relieve common cold and flu symptoms.

(Dayquil, NCI Thesaurus)

There is no cure for the common cold.

(Common Cold, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)

An herb native to North America that has been used to prevent and treat the common cold and other respiratory infections.

(Echinacea, NCI Dictionary)

For example, the stuffy nose of the common cold can make it hard for you to breathe, sleep, or get comfortable.

(Nose Injuries and Disorders, NIH)

Sneezing, sore throat, a stuffy nose, coughing — everyone knows the symptoms of the common cold.

(Cold and Cough Medicines, Food and Drug Administration)

For the study, 201 healthy adults were quarantined, experimentally exposed to a virus that causes a common cold and monitored for five days for the development of a respiratory illness.

(How Parents' Separation Impacts Adult Kids, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Scientists have identified a rare genetic mutation that results in a markedly increased susceptibility to infection by human rhinoviruses (HRVs) — the main causes of the common cold.

(Scientists discover rare genetic susceptibility to common cold, National Institutes of Health)

A group of DNA containing viruses which infect mammals and are capable of causing respiratory disease, including one form of the common cold.

(Adenovirus, NCI Thesaurus)

Many things can cause asthma, including: • Allergens - mold, pollen, animals • Irritants - cigarette smoke, air pollution • Weather - cold air, changes in weather • Exercise • Infections - flu, common cold

(Asthma in Children, NIH)

It is recommended for cough relief in the common cold, bronchitis, pneumonia, and for chronic cough such as in asthma.

(Benzonatate, NCI Thesaurus)