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catarrh

noun [U]
 
 
/kəˈtɑːr/ US  /-ˈtɑːr/

Definition

a condition in which a lot of mucus is produced in the nose and throat, especially when a person has an infection, or the mucus producedColds and fluFevers and infectious diseases
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