common cold

English Thesaurus

1. a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs) (noun.state)

hypernym	:	communicable disease,
definition	:	a disease that can be communicated from one person to another (noun.state)

hypernym	:	respiratory disease, respiratory disorder, respiratory illness,
definition	:	a disease affecting the respiratory system (noun.state)

hyponym	:	head cold,
definition	:	a common cold affecting the nasal passages and resulting in congestion and sneezing and headache (noun.state)

part holonym	:	rhinorrhea,
definition	:	persistent watery mucus discharge from the nose (as in the common cold) (noun.state)