Definition
A substance inhaled through the nose to stimulate sneezing or clear nasal passages, used in old medical practice.
Etymology
From Greek 'errhinon', combining 'er-' (into) and 'rhis' (nose). Medieval and ancient physicians used errhines as medical treatments.
Kelly Says
Ancient doctors thought sneezing was actually healthy and would make patients sniff pepper, mustard, or other irritants—an 'errhine' wasn't about comfort, it was treatment!
Translations
ARالعربية
مجرى الأنف
maǧrī al-anf
CACatalà
errhine
er-ri-ne
CSČeština
errhine
er-ri-ne
DEDeutsch
errhine
ɛʁ.ˈhiːnə
ELΕλληνικά
errhine
er-ri-ne
ESEspañol
errhine
er-ri-ne
HIहिन्दी
नाक मार्ग
nāk mārg
HUMagyar
errhine
er-ri-ne
IDBahasa Indonesia
errhine
e-ri-ne
ITItaliano
errhine
er-ri-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
errhine
e-ri-ne
MYမြန်မာ
errhine
er-ri-ne
NLNederlands
errhine
e-ri-ne
PLPolski
errhine
er-ri-ne
PTPortuguês
errhine
e-ri-ne
RORomână
errhine
er-ri-ne
SVSvenska
errhine
er-ri-ne
SWKiswahili
errhine
e-ri-ne
TEతెలుగు
errhine
er-ri-ne
THไทย
โพรงจมูก
phoeng chomook
TRTürkçe
errhine
er-ri-ne
UKУкраїнська
errhine
ерри́н
VITiếng Việt
errhine
e-ri-ne