catarrh
nounEtymology
From Middle English catarre, from Medieval Latin catarrus, from Late Latin catarrhus, from Ancient Greek κατάρροος (katárrhoos), which is derived from καταρρέω (katarrhéō, “to flow down”), which is composed of κατά (katá, “down”) and ῥέω (rhéō, “to flow”).
Definitions
Inflammation of a mucous membrane.
- And then as to your ſcurvys, and gouts, rheumatiſms, conſumptions, coughs and catarrhs, tar-vvater and turpentine vvill make you as ſound as a roach.
- Jonah mixed him a pitch-like potion of gin and molasses, which he swore was a sovereign cure for all colds and catarrhs whatsoever […]
- "Where I went wrong," he said, still speaking in that low, husky voice as if he had been a ghost suffering from catarrh, "was in getting engaged to Phyllis Mills."
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Derived
catarrhal, catarrhal fever, catarrhally, catarrhine, catarrhous, catarrhy
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at catarrh. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at catarrh. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
8 hops · closes at catarrh
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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