Coryza: A cold in the head. The word "coryza" came from the Greek "koryza" which is thought to have been compounded from "kara", head + "zeein", to boil. The "boiling over from the head" refers to the runny nose, an all-too-familiar feature of a head cold.
n. See cold (sense ). [Late Latin corȳza , from Greek koruza , catarrh.]
coryza /co·ry·za/ (ko-ri´zah) [L.] acute rhinitis. co·ry·za (k-r z) n. See cold. coryza. See rhinitis. rhinitis [ri-ni´tis] inflammation of the mucous membrane ...
D EFINITION: Infectious Coryza (IC) is an infectious contagious respiratory bacterial disease of several avian species. The disease is acute to subacute at onset but ...
Coryza: A cold in the head. The word "coryza" came from the Greek "koryza" which is thought to have been compounded from "kara", head + "zeein", to boil.
–noun 1. Pathology . acute inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nasal cavities; cold in the head. 2. Veterinary Pathology . a contagious disease of birds ...