sore throat

noun Pathology.

a painful or sensitive condition of the throat exaggerated by swallowing or talking, usually caused by bacteria or viruses; laryngitis; pharyngitis; tonsillitis.

Origin of sore throat

First recorded in 1680–90

Words nearby sore throat

sordid, sordino, sore, sore point, a, sore shin, sore throat, soredial, soredium, sorehead, sorel, sorely

Example sentences from the Web for sore throat

This was the first appearance of sore-throat with efflorescence of the skin among the English colonists of North America.

A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2) |Charles Creighton
His next entry of scarlet fever and sore-throat is under the year 1791.

A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2) |Charles Creighton
This association of putrid fever with sore-throat became still more notable in the period 1750-60.

A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2) |Charles Creighton
The pine-apple is useful in all ordinary cases of sore-throat.

Food Remedies |Florence Daniel

My dear Fanny—I cannot be with you to-day for two reasons—1ly I have my sore-throat coming again to prevent my walking.

Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends |John Keats

Medical definitions for sore throat

sore throat

n.

Any of various inflammations of the tonsils, pharynx, or larynx characterized by pain in swallowing.

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sore throat

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sore throat

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