HAY FEVER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hay fever mean? 

• HAY FEVER (noun)
  The noun HAY FEVER has 1 sense:

1. a seasonal rhinitis resulting from an allergic reaction to pollen

  Familiarity information: HAY FEVER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HAY FEVER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A seasonal rhinitis resulting from an allergic reaction to pollen

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

hay fever; pollinosis

Hypernyms ("hay fever" is a kind of...):

allergic rhinitis (rhinitis caused by an allergic reaction)

 Context examples 

Your health care provider may diagnose hay fever based on a physical exam and your symptoms.

(Hay Fever, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)

Diphenhydramine blocks histamine effects, preventing sneezing and itchy, watery eyes, as well as nasal and other allergy and hay fever symptoms.

(Acetaminophen/Diphenhydramine, NCI Thesaurus)

The disease is linked to an increased risk of developing asthma, hay fever and food allergy.

(Bacteria therapy for eczema shows promise in NIH study, National Institutes of Health)

A synthetic alkylamine derivative used in allergic reactions, hay fever, rhinitis, urticaria, and asthma, antihistamine Chlorpheniramine Maleate acts as a competitive histamine H1 receptor antagonist, and displays anticholinergic and mild sedative effects as well.

(Chlorpheniramine Maleate, NCI Thesaurus)

This can trigger a type of allergy called hay fever.

(Hay Fever, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)

Acetaminophen Diphenhydramine is used to treat symptoms of allergies and hay fever.

(Acetaminophen/Diphenhydramine, NCI Thesaurus)