streptococcal sore throat
- noun
- /ˌstrɛp.təˈkɑ.kəl sɔr θroʊt/
- Specialized
:
faringitis estreptocócica
- The doctor diagnosed her with a streptococcal sore throat and prescribed antibiotics.
Examples
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Symptoms of streptococcal sore throat include a sudden sore throat, fever, and swollen glands.
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Children are especially susceptible to streptococcal sore throat during the winter months.
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She was diagnosed with a streptococcal sore throat last week.
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Do you think I have a streptococcal sore throat?
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Symptoms of streptococcal sore throat include a sudden sore throat, fever, and swollen glands.
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The doctor diagnosed her with a streptococcal sore throat and prescribed antibiotics.
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Children are especially susceptible to streptococcal sore throat during the winter months.
Synonyms
8
3.0
An infection in the throat caused by bacteria, often with fever and swollen tonsils
Bacteria called streptococcus infect the tonsils and throat and make them sore
How Severe
- Specialized
27
1.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
streptococcal + sore + throat
The phrase is fully compositional: 'streptococcal' specifies the bacterial cause of a 'sore throat,' so the meaning 'a sore throat caused by streptococcus bacteria' follows directly from the constituent words. The modifier + noun pattern is common in English and cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows the three words would comprehend the expression.
Etymology
The name streptococcal sore throat comes from the germ called streptococcus, whose cells line up like a chain of tiny round beads, so the name points to the germ that makes the throat sore. So the phrase means a 'sore throat' caused by that germ.