streptococcal sore throat

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   an infection of the oral pharynx and tonsils by streptococcus

   Synonymsstrep throatstreptococcus tonsilitisseptic sore throatthroat infection

   Broadersore throatinfection

Questions about streptococcal sore throat

What does streptococcal sore throat mean?

streptococcal sore throat means "an infection of the oral pharynx and tonsils by streptococcus".

What is another word for streptococcal sore throat?

Close synonyms include strep throat, streptococcus tonsilitis, septic sore throat, throat infection. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is streptococcal sore throat a common word?

streptococcal sore throat is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.