rhinitis sicca

noun

A type of chronic nasal inflammation where there is little to no nasal secretion, causing discomfort in breathing.

OriginNew Latin rhinitis sicca →
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Meanings

nounrhinitis sicca (uncountable)
  1. uncountableotolaryngologymedicineA type of chronic nasal inflammation where there is little to no nasal secretion, causing discomfort in breathing.

Origin

  1. New Latinrhinitis sicca“dry rhinitis”
  2. Englishrhinitis sicca

Learned borrowing from New Latin rhinitis sicca (“dry rhinitis”).

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rhinitis sicca. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhinitis%20sicca

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