pharyngitisn.
/ˌfarᵻnˈdʒʌɪtᵻs/, /ˌfarn̩ˈdʒʌɪtᵻs/, U.S. /ˌfɛrənˈdʒaɪdᵻs/ Medicine.
Inflammation of the pharynx; an instance or type of this.
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putrid sore throat1754
pharyngitis1826
pharyngocele1842
rhinopharyngitis1878
pressure pouch1893
pseudodiphtheria1894
1826 Lancet 9 Dec. 336/1 (heading) Pharyngitis, with erysipelas.
1842 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 3) Pharyngitis, cyanache parotidæa.
1866 A. Flint Treat. Princ. Med. 334 Simple acute pharyngitis..is an affection of frequent occurrence.
1888 Science 8 June 272/2 In a third of the number there was marked intermittence of the pulse, and granular pharyngitis.
1949 H. W. C. Vines Green's Man. Pathol. (ed. 17) vii. 145 The mucus escapes with the serous exudation, or remains more or less adherent to the surface, as is often seen in chronic pharyngitis.
1968 Jrnl. Pediatrics 73 51 In a prospective study of 154 patients with nonstreptococcal pharyngitis, an adenovirus was recovered from 23 per cent.
1987 Canad. Jrnl. Public Health 80 38 These data and a further questionnaire survey directed to the appreciation of other bacterial pharyngitides, demonstrate the importance of laboratory reports in biasing treatment.
2000 Today's Parent Oct. 44/1 ‘A typical sore throat is called pharyngitis,’ explains MacCormick, adding that it may accompany a cold or flu.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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