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pharyngitis

[ far-in-jahy-tis ]

noun

, Pathology.
  1. inflammation of the mucous membrane of the pharynx; sore throat.


pharyngitis

/ ˌfærɪnˈdʒaɪtɪs /

noun

  1. inflammation of the pharynx
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


pharyngitis

/ făr′ĭn-jītĭs /

  1. Inflammation of the pharynx, often a result of viral or bacterial infection, especially streptococcal bacteria.
  2. See also strep throat


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pharyngitis1

First recorded in 1835–45; pharyng- + -itis
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Example Sentences

Chronic urticaria and granular pharyngitis are not rare in gouty families.

Its special uses are in ulceration of the mouth or tongue (ulcerative stomatitis), tonsillitis and pharyngitis.

We will see that the scarlatinous poison sometimes causes pharyngitis or nephritis without producing the general disease.

In severe scarlatinous pharyngitis the inflammation is apt to extend along the Eustachian tube, causing its occlusion.

An epidemic of diphtheria is accompanied by a great number of cases of pharyngitis.

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