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    PHARYNGITIS

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Inflammation of the fauces and pharynxplay

    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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