catarrh

noun4

1. •
   Inflammation of a mucous membrane.
2. •
   Especially, that of the nose and throat.

   • And then as to your scurvys, and gouts, rheumatisms, consumptions, coughs and catarrhs, tar-vvater and turpentine vvill make you as sound as a roach. — 1763
3. •
   Rhinitis or rhinosinusitis; cold or coldlike illness; common cold.
4. •
   The discharge (fluid) associated with this condition.

   • He coughed violently and spat out the catarrh irritating his throat.