herpangina
[ hur-pan-jahy-nuh, her-pan-juh-nuh ]
/ ˌhɜr pænˈdʒaɪ nə, hərˈpæn dʒə nə /
noun Pathology.
an infectious disease, especially of children, characterized by a sudden occurrence of fever, loss of appetite, and throat ulcerations, caused by a Coxsackie virus.
Words nearby herpangina
heron's-bill,
heronry,
herophilus,
herp derp,
herp.,
herpangina,
herpes,
herpes encephalitis,
herpes genitalis,
herpes gestationis,
herpes iris
Medical definitions for herpangina
herpangina
[ hûr′păn-jī′nə, hûr-păn′jə- ]
n.
A mild disease of children caused by a coxsackievirus and marked by fever, dysphagia, and vesicopapular lesions of the mucous membranes of the throat.