Hay fever Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a seasonal rhinitis resulting from an allergic reaction to pollen
pollinosis.
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(Med.) , nasal catarrh accompanied with fever, and sometimes with paroxysms of dyspnoea, to which some persons are subject in the spring and summer seasons. It has been attributed to the effluvium from hay, and to the pollen of certain plants. It is also calledhay asthma ,hay cold , androse fever .