hay fever Definition
hay fever
noun
an acute inflammation of the eyes and upper respiratory tract, accompanied by sneezing: it is an allergic reaction, caused mainly by the pollen of some grasses and trees; pollinosis
hay fever Usage Examples
Converse of object
- cause: Pollen grains from a variety of common plants can cause hay fever.
- have: In 1926 0.5 % of people had hay fever.
- develop: Thirty to forty percent of people who had hay fever often developed asthma.
Converse of subject
affect: Some patients are so severally affected by hay fever that they need oral or injected steroid treatment.
Adjective modifier
typical: The histamine produces swelling and irritation of the upper airways and causes typical hay fever and asthmatic symptoms.
Modifies a noun
- sufferer: Pollen counts are taken during the summer months to warn hay fever sufferers of high levels.
- symptom: Many welders or hairdressers who suffer hay fever symptoms may have a claim for allergic rhinitis.
- season: The hay fever season is a common time for asthma to get worse.
- remedy: What hay fever remedies can be used with asthma drugs?
- medication: Madigan said: " Norvir is not like a hay fever medication... It is a drug they take to survive.
- treatment: For more information on the range of hay fever treatments available, contact your family doctor or local pharmacist.
Noun used with modifier
summer: Seasonal allergic asthma may be accompanied by summer hay fever, although it can also occur alone.
Preposition: for
time: I had a sore throat, a runny nose and hay fever for the first time.
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