| Commonly known as: | Official medical term | Etymological notes: |
| runny nose | rhinorrhea | Greek rhino- (of the nose) and -rrhoia (flow) |
| dry mouth | xerostomiath | Greek xero-(dry) andstoma (mouth) |
| rumbling in the stomach | borborygmus | Greek (same sense) |
| pins and needles | paraesthesia | Greek para- (beside, beyond, irregular) andaisthesis (sensation) |
| earwax | cerumen | Latin cera (wax) |
| crying | lachrymation | Latin lachryma (tear) |
| hair standing on end; goosebumps | horripilation | Latin horrere (to stand on end) and pilus (hair) |
| scab | eschar | Latin eschara (scar or scab) |
| nosebleed | epistaxis | Greek, epi (upon, in addition) and staxis(dripping) |
| “every four hours” | QQH (quarta quaque hora) | Latin (see quarter and hour) |
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