n.
See cold (sense ).
[Late Latin corȳza, from Greek koruza, catarrh.]
coryza
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co·ry·za (kə-rī'zə) 
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Profuse discharge from the mucous membrane of the nose.
- infectious c. — see fowl coryza.
- pigeon c. — see pigeon herpesvirus.
- turkey c. — an upper respiratory tract disease, probably caused by Bordetella avium, occurring in turkey poults under conditions of stress, particularly poor ventilation. There is sneezing, a mucoid rhinotracheitis and collapse of the trachea. Secondary airsacculitis and pericarditis are common. Mortality is often as high as 25%. Called also rhinotracheitis.
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
an inflammation of the mucous membrane lining the nose (usually associated with nasal discharge)
Synonym: rhinitis
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Coryza is a word describing the symptoms of a head cold.[1] It describes the inflammation of the mucous membranes lining the nasal cavity which usually gives rise to the symptoms of nasal congestion and loss of smell, among other symptoms. It should be noted that coryza may not always have an infectious or allergenic etiology and can be due to something as innocuous as a cold wind, spicy food or tender points in the muscles of the neck such as the sternocleidomastoid. It is also a symptom of narcotic withdrawal. Coryza is classically used in association with the "three Cs" of measles infection: coryza, conjunctivitis, and cough.[2]
This word may have its roots in the Greek Koryza, which is likely to be compounded from "kara" and "zeein". which are the noun for head and the verb, to boil. Coryza would therefore be a boiling over of the head. According to another source, coryza was an ancient Greek word denoting a fool. According to physician Andrew Wylie, "we use the term for a cold in the head, but the two are really synonymous. The ancient Romans advised their patients to clean their nostrils and thereby sharpen their wits."[3]
References
- ^ The Faber Pocket Medical Dictionary. Faber and Faber. London & Boston, "first published" 1978.
- ^ Kempe,C. H. Current Pediatric Diagnosis & Treatment. Appleton & Lange, 1987.
- ^ Wylie, A, (1927). "Rhinology and laryngology in literature and Folk-Lore.". The Journal of Laryngology & Otology 42 (2): 81–87.
See also
- Rhinitis - another word for this set of symptoms
- Feline coryza
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