Meaning of HAY FEVER
| Pronunciation: | | hey'feevur
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| | Definition: | | [n] a seasonal rhinitis resulting from an allergic reaction to pollen |
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| | Synonyms: | | pollinosis |
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| | See Also: | | allergic rhinitis | |
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| | Definition: | | Hay Fever
A weekend at the Bliss family's country home goes haywire when the guests and hosts play romantic musical chairs. more details ... |
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| | Definition: | | see rhinitis. |
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| | Definition: | | Hay fever is characterized by headache, nasal congestion, rhinorrhea (runny nose), sinusitis, sneezing, eye irritation, tearing. It is due to seasonal allergy to plant allergens, usually pollens. |
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| | Related Terms: | | acute bronchitis, adenoiditis, allergen, allergic disorder, allergy, aluminosis, amygdalitis, anthracosilicosis, anthracosis, asbestosis, Asiatic flu, asthma, atypical pneumonia, bituminosis, black lung, bronchial pneumonia, bronchiectasis, bronchiolitis, bronchitis, bronchopneumonia, catarrh, chalicosis, chronic bronchitis, cold, collapsed lung, common cold, coniosis, conjunctivitis, coryza, cosmetic dermatitis, croup, croupous pneumonia, double pneumonia, dry pleurisy, eczema, emphysema, empyema, epidemic pleurodynia, fibrinous pneumonia, flu, grippe, hives, Hong Kong flu, influenza, la grippe, laryngitis, lipoid pneumonia, lobar pneumonia, lung cancer, lung fever, pharyngitis, pleurisy, pleuritis, pneumococcal pneumonia, pneumoconiosis, pneumonia, pneumonic fever, pneumothorax, pollinosis, quinsy, rheum, rose cold, siderosis, silicosis, sore throat, swine flu, the sniffles, the snuffles, tonsilitis, urticaria, virus pneumonia, wet pleurisy, whooping cough |
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