Hay fever

Japanese: hay fever(英語表記)hayfever
Hay fever

…Nasal catarrh is a condition of rhinitis with severe nasal secretion. Autumn catarrh is hay fever, an inflammation of the mucous membranes of the eyes and upper respiratory tract accompanied by asthma and bronchitis, and is an allergic inflammation caused by pollen (hay fever). The terms gastric catarrh and colonic catarrh are commonly used, but pathologically they have little substance and are probably equivalent to mild gastritis and enteritis, respectively. …

From Hay Fever

…An allergic disease caused by plant pollen, so-called pollen allergy, formerly known as hay fever, was a condition in which people in the West suffered attacks of itching and pain in the nasal mucosa, sneezing, stuffy nose, runny nose, and tears when putting grass into a silo. Historically, Galen of ancient Rome described something similar.

*Some terminology that mentions "hay fever" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…鼻カタルnasal catarrhは,鼻炎rhinitisで鼻汁分泌が著しい状態をいう。秋季カタルautumnal catarrhは枯草熱hay feverのことで,喘息(ぜんそく)や気管支炎を伴う眼球粘膜,上気道粘膜の炎症で,花粉などが原因となるアレルギー性炎である(花粉症)。一般に胃カタルとか大腸カタルという言葉が使用されているが,病理学的には実体が乏しく,それぞれ軽い胃炎,腸炎に相当するものであろう。…

【花粉症】より

…植物の花粉が原因となって起こるアレルギー性疾患,いわゆる花粉アレルギーで,以前は枯草熱hay feverといわれ,欧米で,サイロに牧草を入れるときに鼻粘膜のかゆみと痛み,くしゃみ,鼻づまり,鼻汁,涙などの発作を起こすものをいった。歴史的には古代ローマのガレノスが同様の記載をしている。…

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