pharyngitis

Noun

Meaning

Inflammation of the pharynx.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

sore throat raw throat croup colitis cold inflammation hepatitis asthma arthritis influenza encephalitis meningitis neuritis emphysema bronchitis
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Hypernyms

inflammatory disease

Hyponyms

strep throat septic sore throat throat infection streptococcus tonsilitis streptococcal sore throat

Phrases with the word

bacterial pharyngitis

Examples

The most commonly reported infections were upper respiratory tract infection and pharyngitis, and the most commonly reported serious infection was abscess. Source: Internet

The Simplexa Group A Strep Direct test is intended for the qualitative detection of group A from throat swabs collected from human patients with signs and symptoms of pharyngitis, such as sore throat. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

pharyngic pharyngismus pharyngitic pharyngo- pharyngo-oral pharyngobasilar