HERPANGIA

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A viral infection (usually in children) marked by sore throat and fever and papules in the mouth and throat and headache and abdominal pain; usually subsides in a short time

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Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("herpangia" is a kind of...):

viral infection; virus infection (infection by a virus that is pathogenic to humans)

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