Definition of Strep throat

1. Noun. An infection of the oral pharynx and tonsils by streptococcus.


Definition of Strep throat

1. Noun. (pathology) An infection of the throat with streptococci. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Strep Throat

strengthless
strengthlessness
strengthner
strengthners
strengths
strengthy
strenth
strenuity
strenuosities
strenuosity
strenuous
strenuously
strenuousness
strenuousnesses
strep
strep throat (current term)
strepent
streperous
strepitous
streps
strepsipterous
strepsirrhine
strepsirrhines
streptavadin
streptavidin
strepto-
streptobacilli
streptobacillus
streptocarpus
streptococcal

Literary usage of Strep throat

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The ABCs of Safe & Healthy Child Care: A Handbook for Child Care Providers by Cynthia M. Hale, Jacqueline A. Polder (2000)
"strep throat and Scarlet Fever in the Child Care Setting strep throat is caused by group A ... strep throat is more common in children than in adults. ..."

2. Genetics Testing in the New Millennium: Advances, Standards and Implications edited by Constance A. Morella (2001)
"I can remember taking my children to the doctor and about two weeks later you knew, well, they used to have strep throat, and the doctor gave them a wide ..."

3. The Status of Efforts to Identify Persian Gulf War Syndrome edited by Christopher Shays (1999)
"She has had pneumonia and strep throat this past winter. My son David and Jacob were diagnosed with asthma, as I was, after handling my husband's soiled ..."

4. General Kenney Reports: A Personal History of the Pacific War by George C. Kenney (1997)
"Even the grade of paper was poor. The Jap general took it without saying a word. On the 2ist I came down with a strep throat that put me in the hospital for ..."

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