- a mild viral infection of the upper respiratory tract, characterized by sneezing, coughing, watery eyes, nasal congestion, sore throat, etc
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com′mon cold′,
- Pathologycold (def. 24).
- 1780–90
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common cold n
'common cold' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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- echovirus
- cold
- contagious
- doctor
- head cold
- orgone box
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- rhinovirus
- specific