CORYZA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does coryza mean? 

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

1. an inflammation of the mucous membrane lining the nose (usually associated with nasal discharge)

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• CORYZA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An inflammation of the mucous membrane lining the nose (usually associated with nasal discharge)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

coryza; rhinitis

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

inflammation; redness; rubor (a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat)

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

allergic rhinitis (rhinitis caused by an allergic reaction)

 Context examples 

A. paragallinarum is pathogenic in birds causing upper respiratory infections such as infectious coryza.

(Avibacterium paragallinarum, NCI Thesaurus)