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Sign or Symptom
rhinorrhea
rhi·nor·rhe·a [ rahy-nuh-ree-uh ]
Subclass of:
Signs and Symptoms, Respiratory
Etymology:
Greek this (rhin-) = nose + rhoia = flow
Definitions related to rhinorrhea:
  • A discharge of fluid from the nose.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Increased discharge of mucus from the nose.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
  • A disorder characterized by excessive mucous secretions draining from the nose.
    Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events
    U.S. National Institutes of Health, 2021
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