the common cold
1Vitamin C and the common cold — articleissues article=y citecheck=April 2008 copyedit=April 2008 essay=April 2008 orphan=April 2008 wikify=April 2008Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is found mainly in fruits and vegetables as a water soluble vitamin that is an essential… …
2Common cold — Classification and external resources A representation of the molecular surface of one variant of human rhinovirus. ICD 10 J …
3common cold — cold (def. 24). [1780 90] * * * ▪ viral infection acute viral (virus) infection that starts in the upper respiratory tract (respiratory disease), sometimes spreads to the lower structures, and may cause secondary infections in the eyes or… …
4common cold — common colds N COUNT: usu sing, the N The common cold is a mild illness. If you have it, your nose is blocked or runny and you have a sore throat or a cough. Syn: cold …
5Common Cold Unit — In Britain, the Common Cold Unit (CCU), also known as the Common Cold Research Unit (CCRU), was set up by the civilian Medical Research Council (MRC) in 1946 on the site of a former military hospital, the Harvard Hospital, at Harnham Down near… …
6common cold — noun a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs) will they never find a cure for the common cold? • Syn: ↑cold • Hypernyms: ↑respiratory disease, ↑respiratory illness, ↑respiratory disorder, ↑ …
7common cold viruses — viruses such as rhinoviruses considered to cause the common cold …
8Common cold — A viral upper respiratory tract infection. This contagious illness can be caused by many different types of viruses, and the body can never build up resistance to all of them. For this reason, colds are a frequent and recurring problem. In fact… …
9common cold — common virus infection of the respiratory tract …
10common cold — /kɒmən ˈkoʊld/ (say komuhn kohld) noun the → cold (def. 20) …
