catarrh: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

Word of the Day for Wednesday, June 1, 2011 catarrh \kuh-TAHR\, noun: Inflammation of a mucous membrane, especially of the respiratory tract, accompanied by excessive secretions. An ugly catarrh, you see, is not like a pretty baby, though you do perhaps feed both with gruel; you nurse one in order to destroy it, and the other in order to keep it safe and sound. -- Charles Dickens, Household words, Volume 8 Maggie had taken to her bed with a minor bout of catarrh that rumbled with fluid in her lungs. -- Sheila Seclearr, A Tree on Turtle Island Catarrh enters English in the 1300s, derived from the Greek katárrous, "down-flowing." Read the full entry | See synonyms | Comment on today's word | Suggest tomorrow's word Yesterday's word | Previous words | Help
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