catarrh

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Bleeding, cold baths, opium and self-induced vomiting - and still Liverpool-born London doctor John Bostock couldn't find relief from the catarrh and blockages of the sinus that plagued him every summer.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2014

In a second article published in 1828, Bostock christened the condition "catarrhus aestivus" or "summer catarrh".

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2014

Sputum, the tar of frequent No6s, catarrh, Spangles slivers and the reddish dye of aniseed balls gave the splotches the look of abstract expressionist artworks.

From The Guardian • Feb. 18, 2011

Besides his chronic catarrh, he was having trouble with his hearing, and his sense of smell wasn't as sharp as it should be.

From Time Magazine Archive

Though it was summer and the leaves heavy on the trees, people went about the streets coughing as if it were the catarrh season.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson