hay fever
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hay fever
- /ˈheɪ ˌfiːvə(ɹ)/
Where it comes from
First attested by John Bostock in 1819. The smell of hay in the summer was thought to be the origin of the condition.
noun hay fevers · hay-fever · hayfever
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An allergy to the pollen of grass or other plants that causes symptoms similar to those of a cold; pollinosis.
Similar: allergic rhinitis, hay asthma, hay cold, pollinosis, rose fever
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noun allergy to pollen
| Español | fiebre del heno |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 花粉症 kafunshō |
| 中文 | 枯草熱 /枯草热 kūcǎorè, 花粉症 huāfěnzhèng, 花粉熱 /花粉热 huāfěnrè |
| Português | febre de feno |
| Français | rhume des foins |
| Deutsch | Heuschnupfen, Pollenallergie |
| Italiano | raffreddore da fieno, febbre da fieno, pollinosi |
| Русский | сенна́я лихора́дка sennája lixorádka |
| עברית | קדחת השחת kadákhat hashákhat |
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title = {hay fever},
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