Inflammation of the mucous membrane lining the nose, which may cause stuffiness, nasal discharge, and sneezing. The most common causes are the common cold (see cold, common), which leads to viral rhinitis, and allergy, which causes allergic rhinitis.
In?ammation of the mucous membrane of the NOSE. (See also NOSE, DISORDERS OF.)
Inflammation of the nasal mucous membrane
Inflammation of the sinus membranes, sometimes extending to the eyes and ears. It may be caused by a head cold, hay fever, or a chemical irritant.
n. inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nose. It may be caused by virus infection (acute rhinitis; see cold) or an allergic reaction (allergic rhinitis; see hay fever). In atrophic rhinitis the mucous membrane becomes thinned and fragile. In perennial (or vasomotor) rhinitis there is overgrowth of, and increased secretion by, the membrane.
inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nose.
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