: an acute inflammatory contagious disease involving the upper respiratory tract
especially
: common cold
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Roughly a day after the fever sets in come the three C’s of measles: cough, conjunctivitis (pink eye) and coryza (a runny nose).
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“Coryza.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coryza. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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coryza
noun
co·ry·za
kə-ˈrī-zə 
: an acute inflammatory contagious disease involving the upper respiratory tract:
a
b
: any of several diseases of domestic animals characterized by inflammation of and discharge from the mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract, sinuses, and eyes
especially
: infectious coryza
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