pharyngitis

noun

phar·​yn·​gi·​tis ˌfer-ən-ˈjī-təs How to pronounce pharyngitis (audio)
ˌfa-rən-
plural pharyngitides ˌfer-ən-ˈji-tə-ˌdēz How to pronounce pharyngitis (audio)
ˌfa-rən-
: inflammation of the pharynx

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Throat Infections Throat infections such as viral pharyngitis (sore throat) and bacterial strep throat can cause pain when swallowing. Laura Schober, Health, 12 Oct. 2024 Viral Infections Viral infections are the most common causes of both pharyngitis and cobblestone throat. Mark Gurarie, Health, 21 Sep. 2024 Reasons for hospitalization include the need for management of severe pain, but also pharyngitis limiting oral intake, encephalitis (brain inflammation), eye lesions, acute kidney injury and myocarditis (heart inflammation). Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2024 Other reasons cited for hospitalizations included pharyngitis limiting oral intake, encephalitis (brain inflammation), eye lesions, acute kidney injury, and myocarditis (heart inflammation). Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024 Bacterial infections: Bacterial infections such as streptococcal pharyngitis (strep throat) can cause intense pain when swallowing. Lindsay Curtis, Health, 13 July 2024 The other infection could have been pneumonia, bronchitis, influenza, tonsillitis, pharyngitis, the common cold, an ear infection, or a different upper or lower respiratory infection. Maggie O’Neill, Verywell Health, 9 Nov. 2023 Around 13% of the people in the study had been diagnosed with Covid at least four weeks before, and another 4.6% had been diagnosed with non-Covid acute respiratory infections, such as influenza, common cold, bronchitis, tonsillitis, pharyngitis and ear infection. Linda Carroll, NBC News, 6 Oct. 2023 The analysis focused on the same diagnoses as those examined in the Hawaii study: asthma with exacerbation, acute bronchitis, acute sinusitis, acute pharyngitis including streptococcal pharyngitis, acute conjunctivitis, cough, headache, all pneumonias, and other acute airway problems. Lulu Ramadan, ProPublica, 22 Aug. 2021

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin, from pharyng-, pharynx pharynx + -itis -itis

First Known Use

1826, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pharyngitis was in 1826

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“Pharyngitis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pharyngitis. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

pharyngitis

noun
phar·​yn·​gi·​tis ˌfar-ən-ˈjīt-əs How to pronounce pharyngitis (audio)
plural pharyngitides -ˈjit-ə-ˌdēz How to pronounce pharyngitis (audio)
: inflammation of the pharynx (as from bacterial infection)

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