ALLERGIC RHINITIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Rhinitis caused by an allergic reaction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("allergic rhinitis" is a kind of...):

coryza; rhinitis (an inflammation of the mucous membrane lining the nose (usually associated with nasal discharge))

hypersensitivity reaction (an inappropriate and excessive reaction to an allergen (as pollen or dust or animal hair or certain foods); severity ranges from mild allergy to severe systemic reactions leading to anaphylactic shock)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "allergic rhinitis"):

hay fever; pollinosis (a seasonal rhinitis resulting from an allergic reaction to pollen)

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