sore throat

noun

: pain in the throat due to inflammation of the fauces and pharynx

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Signs and symptoms may include eye redness, mild flu-like upper respiratory symptoms, pneumonia requiring hospitalization, fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuff nose, muscle or body aches, headaches and fatigue. Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2025 Symptoms for avian influenza include fever, coughing, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches and eye redness or discharge. Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 23 Jan. 2025 People with bird flu may get pink eye (conjunctivitis), a cough, a sore throat, a runny or stuffy nose, muscle or body aches, headaches, fatigue and fever. Hatty Willmoth, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025 Fever, feeling feverish or chills; cough; sore throat; runny or stuffy nose; muscle or body aches, or fatigue or tiredness; headache; vomiting or diarrhea, which is more common among children. Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for sore throat 

Word History

First Known Use

1629, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sore throat was in 1629

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“Sore throat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sore%20throat. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

sore throat

noun
: a throat that is painful because of inflammation

Medical Definition

sore throat

noun
: painful throat due to inflammation of the fauces and pharynx

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