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postnasal drip

postnasal drip is the alternative spelling of post-nasal drip.

Meaning of post-nasal drip

Noun

post-nasal drip (countable and uncountable, plural post-nasal drips)

  1. (otolaryngology) The accumulation in the throat or back of the nose of excessive mucus produced by the sinuses.

Forms of postnasal drip

pluralpostnasal drips

Questions about postnasal drip

What is postnasal drip the alternative spelling of?
Postnasal drip is the alternative spelling of post-nasal drip.

Words near postnasal drip in the dictionary

  1. postmythological
  2. postnares
  3. postnarial
  4. postnaris
  5. postnasal
  6. postnasal drip
  7. postnasal drips
  8. postnasals
  9. postnatal
  10. postnatal depression
  11. postnatal depressions

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