herpangina

American

[hur-pan-jahy-nuh, her-pan-juh-nuh] / ˌhɜr pænˈdʒaɪ nə, hərˈpæn dʒə nə /

noun

Pathology.

an infectious disease, especially of children, characterized by a sudden occurrence of fever, loss of appetite, and throat ulcerations, caused by a Coxsackie virus.

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