sore throat
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sore throat (countable and uncountable, plural sore throats)
- (countable) Any inflammation of the pharynx that causes soreness.
- (pathology, uncountable) The same, as a common symptom for many viral and bacterial infections.
- 1846, C. H. J. Routh, “Hospital reports”, in Thomas Wakley, Henry Bennet, editors, The London Lancet, volume IV, page 78:
- Complains of a bad taste in his mouth ; there is some sore throat and difficulty of deglutition ; appetite very bad ; not very thirsty […] .
- 1879, Prosser James, Sore throat, its nature, varieties, and treatment', page 135:
- Some sore throat is a common symptom also in erysipelas of the scalp.
- 2010, Kate Valery, “Prayer at the Bus Stop”, in Love Triangle: Anthology of Poetry and Short Stories, page 12:
- I have a bit of sore throat.
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