Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Inflammation of the pharynx.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Inflammation of the mucous membrane of the pharynx.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) Inflammation of the pharynx.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Inflammation of the
pharynx .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun inflammation of the fauces and pharynx
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Examples
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Inflammation of the pharynx is called pharyngitis, caused mainly by bacteria and viruses.
Best Syndication - 2008
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Firdaus said Sibutramine could cause hypertension, heart attack, anorexia, muscular weakness and respiratory disturbance such as pharyngitis and sinusitis.
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There, doctors determined Jones had "a mild or moderate chemical reaction," Steiger said, and eventually diagnosed her with chemical pharyngitis and tonsillitis.
Woman Sues McDonald's For Serving Cleaning Liquid Instead Of Iced Tea - The Consumerist 2009
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The writer detected a large amount of arsenic in a specimen of cloth known as "Foulard cambric," which had been made into a dress; after wearing the dress a short time severe conjunctivitis was produced, together with nasal catarrh, pharyngitis, and symptoms of gastric irritation.
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The writer detected a large amount of arsenic in a specimen of cloth known as "Foulard cambric," which had been made into a dress; after wearing the dress a short time severe conjunctivitis was produced, together with nasal catarrh, pharyngitis, and symptoms of gastric irritation.
January 2010 2010
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According to to WebMD's symptom checker, the most likely suspects, given my sore throat, headache, mild to moderate fever fluctuating from 99.7 to 101.4 are flu, acute sinusitis, a cold, strep throat, or viral pharyngitis.
State of the Yendi yendi 2010
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I tried to harness these dreams and was given various insights, among which was the in-retrospect-blindingly-obvious fact that working myself into exhaustion and subsequent viral pharyngitis is self-defeating behaviour on a number of levels.
hard to swallow 2009
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I tried to harness these dreams and was given various insights, among which was the in-retrospect-blindingly-obvious fact that working myself into exhaustion and subsequent viral pharyngitis is self-defeating behaviour on a number of levels.
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Dr. Centor has informed us previously us about the nature of pharyngitis in adults, a subject he has studied and written about for a long time and in this recent entry delves into PSA screening.
Archive 2008-06-01 james gaulte 2008
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Dr. Centor has informed us previously us about the nature of pharyngitis in adults, a subject he has studied and written about for a long time and in this recent entry delves into PSA screening.
Guidelines-good suggestions or edicts or (sometimes) shameless self promotion james gaulte 2008
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