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Definition of: catarrh
(kə·tär′) noun Pathol.
Excessive secretion from an inflamed mucous membrane, especially of the air passages of the throat and head. [<F catarrhe <L catarrhus <Gk. katarrhoos <kata- down + rheein flow]
—ca·tarrh′al adjective
—ca·tarrh′ous adjective
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