catarrhal
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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The catarrhal stage, characterized by runny mucous, is highly contagious.
From Slate • Feb. 21, 2013
During the past summer when constant rains made the homes of our nursery group very damp, and many children who did not receive our care suffered from catarrhal colds, our children kept perfectly well.
From Time Magazine Archive
In his dying moments �the poetic opportunity of the role� the voice is a catarrhal croak.
From Time Magazine Archive
Difficulty of hearing, probably due to an extension of catarrhal inflammation from the throat into the eustachian tube.
From Time Magazine Archive
Hyper�mia, oedema, hypostatic congestions, splenization, catarrhal pneumonia, and hepatization affect the lung-tissue in cases fatal by the complications which are associated with such changes.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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