- strep throat
- strep throat n an inflammatory sore throat caused by hemolytic streptococci and marked by fever, prostration, and toxemia called also septic sore throat, strep sore throat
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strep throat
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strep throat — [ˌstrep ˈθrəut US ˈθrout] n [U] AmE an illness in which your throat is very painful … Dictionary of contemporary English
strep throat — strep′ throat′ n. pat an acute sore throat caused by hemolytic streptococci • Etymology: 1925–30 … From formal English to slang
strep throat — ☆ strep throat n. a sore throat caused by a streptococcus and characterized by inflammation and fever … English World dictionary
strep throat — noun an infection of the oral pharynx and tonsils by streptococcus • Syn: ↑streptococcal sore throat, ↑streptococcus tonsilitis, ↑septic sore throat, ↑throat infection • Hypernyms: ↑sore throat, ↑pharyngitis, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
strep throat — /strɛp ˈθroʊt/ (say strep throht) noun Colloquial a streptococcal infection of the throat …
strep throat — noun Date: 1927 an inflammatory sore throat caused by hemolytic Group A streptococci and marked by fever, prostration, and toxemia called also septic sore throat … New Collegiate Dictionary
strep throat — Pathol. an acute sore throat caused by hemolytic streptococci and accompanied by fever and prostration. [1925 30] * * * … Universalium
strep throat — noun An infection of the throat with streptococci … Wiktionary
strep throat — Synonyms and related words: African lethargy, Asiatic cholera, Chagres fever, German measles, Haverhill fever, acute articular rheumatism, ague, alkali disease, amebiasis, amebic dysentery, anthrax, bacillary dysentery, bastard measles, black… … Moby Thesaurus
strep throat — noun N. Amer. a sore throat with fever caused by streptococcal infection … English new terms dictionary
