STREP THROAT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does strep throat mean? 

• STREP THROAT (noun)
  The noun STREP THROAT has 1 sense:

1. an infection of the oral pharynx and tonsils by streptococcus

  Familiarity information: STREP THROAT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STREP THROAT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An infection of the oral pharynx and tonsils by streptococcus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

septic sore throat; strep throat; streptococcal sore throat; streptococcus tonsilitis; throat infection

Hypernyms ("strep throat" is a kind of...):

pharyngitis; raw throat; sore throat (inflammation of the fauces and pharynx)

infection (the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms)