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PHARYNGITIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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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