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Examples of head cold in a Sentence
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The disease presents as a cough, fever, head cold and rash on the face or neck.
—Meira Gebel, Axios, 29 July 2024
Going to bed with wet hair could give you a hornet’s nest worth of tangles or a stubborn head cold.
—Hasina Jeelani, Vogue, 26 July 2024
While stationed at Fort Dix in New Jersey, he was assigned to study the seasonal flood of head cold and flu cases among new recruits.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 21 May 2024
Making matters worse, the right-hander was battling a persistent head cold.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 4 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1848, in the meaning defined above
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“Head cold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/head%20cold. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
Kids Definition
head cold
noun
: a common cold centered in the nasal passages and nearby tissues
Medical Definition
head cold
noun
: a common cold centered in the nasal passages and adjacent mucous tissues
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