coryza

noun

co·​ry·​za kə-ˈrī-zə 

: an acute inflammatory contagious disease involving the upper respiratory tract

especially : common cold

coryzal

kə-ˈrī-zəl 

adjective

Examples of coryza in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Related article What to know about measles Cases of measles usually come with the three Cs: cough; coryza, which is a stuffy nose; and conjunctivitis, which is red eyes. —Neha Mukherjee, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025

Measles typically begins with these symptoms: High fever (may spike to more than 104 degrees) Cough Runny nose (coryza) Red, watery eyes (conjunctivitis) Tiny, white spots known as Koplik spots may appear inside the mouth two to three days after symptoms begin. —Rick Thiesse, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2024

Roughly a day after the fever sets in come the three C’s of measles: cough, conjunctivitis (pink eye) and coryza (a runny nose). —Aria Bendix, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin, from Greek koryza nasal mucus; akin to Old English hrot nasal mucus, Sanskrit kardama mud

First Known Use

1634, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

coryza

noun

co·​ry·​za kə-ˈrī-zə 

: an acute inflammatory contagious disease involving the upper respiratory tract:

a

: common cold

b

: any of several diseases of domestic animals characterized by inflammation of and discharge from the mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract, sinuses, and eyes

especially : infectious coryza

coryzal

-zəl 

adjective