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RHINITIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An inflammation of the mucous membrane lining the nose (usually associated with nasal discharge)
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("rhinitis" is a kind of...):
inflammation; redness; rubor (a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rhinitis"):
allergic rhinitis (rhinitis caused by an allergic reaction)
Context examples:
Dimetapp is used to relieve nasal congestion and to treat rhinitis.
(Dimetapp, NCI Thesaurus)
It is used for symptomatic treatment of seasonal and perennial allergic rhinitis and for chronic urticaria.
(Cetirizine, NCI Thesaurus)
It is a long-acting, non-sedative antihistaminic used in the treatment of seasonal allergic rhinitis, asthma, allergic conjunctivitis, and chronic idiopathic urticaria.
(Astemizole, NCI Thesaurus)
K. ozaenae is pathogenic and a causative agent of ozena/atrophic rhinitis.
(Klebsiella pneumoniae, NCI Thesaurus)
Allergic rhinitis with a positive skin prick test (SPT equal or greater than 3 mm) to any allergen.
(Atopic Rhinitis, NCI Thesaurus)
It has been used in the treatment of several disorders including asthma, heart failure, rhinitis, and urinary incontinence, and for its central nervous system stimulatory effects in the treatment of narcolepsy and depression.
(Ephedrine, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
A synthetic alkylamine derivative used in allergic reactions, hay fever, rhinitis, urticaria, and asthma, antihistamine Chlorpheniramine Maleate acts as a competitive histamine H1 receptor antagonist, and displays anticholinergic and mild sedative effects as well.
(Chlorpheniramine Maleate, NCI Thesaurus)
A new study in EBioMedicine by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and the Medical University of Vienna, Austria suggests that immune response in early childhood to a handful of allergen molecules can predict the onset of allergic rhinitis and asthma in adolescence.
(New Approach to Predict Respiratory Allergy in Early Childhood, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
A genetic predisposition to form IgE antibodies in response to exposure to allergens and therefore, for the development of immediate (type I) hypersensitivity and atopic conditions, such as allergic rhinitis; bronchial asthma, atopic dermatitis, and food allergy.
(Atopy, NCI Thesaurus)
