sore throat

noun Pathology.

a painful or sensitive condition of the throat exaggerated by swallowing or talking, usually caused by bacteria or viruses; laryngitis; pharyngitis; tonsillitis.

Nearby words

sordid, sordino, sore, sore point, a, sore shin, sore throat, soredial, soredium, sorehead, sorel, sorely

Origin of sore throat

First recorded in 1680–90

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Examples from the Web for sore throat

This was the first appearance of sore-throat with efflorescence of the skin among the English colonists of North America.
A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2)|Charles Creighton
His next entry of scarlet fever and sore-throat is under the year 1791.
A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2)|Charles Creighton
This association of putrid fever with sore-throat became still more notable in the period 1750-60.
A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2)|Charles Creighton
The pine-apple is useful in all ordinary cases of sore-throat.
Food Remedies|Florence Daniel

My dear Fanny—I cannot be with you to-day for two reasons—1ly I have my sore-throat coming again to prevent my walking.
Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends|John Keats

Medicine definitions for sore throat

sore throat

n.

Any of various inflammations of the tonsils, pharynx, or larynx characterized by pain in swallowing.