Clinical Diagnosis · Respiratory System · Easy
Rhinitis
Meaning: Inflammation of the lining of the nose causing sneezing, congestion and a runny nose.
In practice: His hay fever caused seasonal allergic rhinitis with sneezing and a blocked nose every summer.
Word parts
- -itis means inflammation
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