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postnasal drip

noun

  1. a trickling of mucus onto the pharyngeal surface from the posterior portion of the nasal cavity, usually caused by a cold or allergy.


postnasal drip

/ pəʊstˈneɪzəl /

noun

  1. med a mucus secretion from the rear part of the nasal cavity into the nasopharynx, usually as the result of a cold or an allergy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of postnasal drip1

First recorded in 1945–50

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