strep throat
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3.0
- noun
- /strɛp θroʊt/
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faringitis estreptocócica
- Therefore, when a clinician evaluates a patient with an acute sore throat, the most important clinical task is to decide whether the patient has "strep throat."
- strep throat infections
- causes strep throat
- get strep throat
And when we were in college together, I got the worst case of strep throat.
- And when we were in college together, I got the worst case of strep throat.
- I, we, I had a comment from one of our listeners that I, that I loved, which said I've lived in the USA, so I know all about strep throat.
Examples
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It is an autoimmune condition that may result from strep throat.
Academic text (2014) -
But from having strep throat so much as a kid, you can develop like holes in your tonsils.
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I think I got strep throat.
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I think I'm getting strep throat.
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- I've got strep throat.
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Teddy has strep throat and Trina has an ear infection.
Fiction book (1999) -
Things like pneumonia, tuberculosis, strep throat and pink eye pop up quite often in our records.
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Anyway, day after day, I became so used to swallowing around a lump in my throat that when I caught strep throat in February, I didn't realize I was sick.
Fiction book (2001) -
After seeing the doctor, I found out that I had strep throat, which explained the pain I felt.
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When the doctor examined her throat, he confirmed that she was suffering from strep throat.
Synonyms
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1.3
A painful feeling in the throat that makes swallowing hard
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4.3
The tonsils at the back of the throat become swollen and painful and cause a sore throat
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2.3
Illness in the throat that makes it sore and hard to swallow
An infection in the throat that causes a sudden sore throat and fever
Bacteria called streptococcus infect the tonsils and throat and make them sore
A sore, painful throat caused by swelling at the back of the throat
A sore feeling in the throat that makes swallowing hurt
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning ('a throat infection caused by streptococcus') is directly and compositionally derived from 'strep' (streptococcal) + 'throat' (the anatomical channel). While 'strep' is medical jargon/abbreviated form and may be unknown to some learners, a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer the intended meaning, so the item is transparent.
Etymology
Strep throat gets its name from the germ that causes it. 'Strep' is short for 'streptococcus', the germ, and throat is the place that hurts, so the phrase means 'a sore throat caused by strep'.