PHARYNGITIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Inflammation of the fauces and pharynx

Synonyms:

pharyngitis; raw throat; sore throat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("pharyngitis" is a kind of...):

inflammatory disease (a disease characterized by inflammation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pharyngitis"):

septic sore throat; strep throat; streptococcal sore throat; streptococcus tonsilitis; throat infection (an infection of the oral pharynx and tonsils by streptococcus)

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