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Whooping Cough Linked to Shorter Life Expectancy
By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
Those who are born
during whooping cough epidemics and survive them are more likely to die
prematurely later in life, a new study suggests.
Three whooping cough baby deaths
logorrhea (log-uh-REE-uh)
noun: Excessive flow of words, especially when incoherent.
Etymology
From Greek logo- (word) + -rrhea (flow), from rhoia (flow). Also see rhinorrhea. Earliest documented use: 1902.
Usage
"Dumas suffers from logorrhea, induced by the simple formula that the more he wrote, the more money he made." — Erik Spanberg; The Count of Monte Cristo; The Christian Science Monitor (Boston, Massachusetts); Feb 6, 2011.
rhinorrhea
(ry-nuh-REE-uh)
noun
A runny nose.
Etymology
From Neo-Latin, from Greek rhino- (nose), -rrhea (flow)
Another word with the same prefix: rhinoceros. Another word with the same suffix: logorrhea (excessive flow of words: talkativeness). So what happens when you combine these two words? You redefine rhinorrhea: a rhinoceros who talks too much.
Usage
"Once the volunteers began sniffling, they rated the severity of their symptoms of sneezing, rhinorrhea, stuffy noses, sore throat, cough, headache, fatigue and chills." — A.J. Hostetler; Study: Herb (echinacea) Can't Curb Cold; Richmond Times-Dispatch (Virginia); Aug 4, 2005.
whooping cough
- 音節
- whóoping còugh
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