strep throat

noun

: an inflammatory sore throat caused by hemolytic Group A streptococci and marked by fever, prostration, and toxemia

called also septic sore throat

Examples of strep throat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Never a hardy person, McCullers suffered from increasing ill health during the early forties, contracting strep throat, an ear infection, double pneumonia, pleurisy, and a tooth infection that required daily trips to the dentist. Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024 After an unusually high spike in strep last year, current strep throat levels appear to be restoring to pre-pandemic proportions, according to the Epic data. Erika Edwards, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2023 For example, strep throat is often treated with antibiotics. Leah Groth, Health, 16 Dec. 2023 No, antibiotics treat bacterial infections like strep throat or certain skin infections. Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2023 Penicillin is available by prescription and can treat gram-positive bacteria that cause illnesses such as strep throat, tetanus, and tonsillitis. Jenny Sweigard, Verywell Health, 16 Nov. 2023 Most Americans are familiar with medical tests like those used to screen for COVID-19, strep throat and other health conditions. Matthew Perrone, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2023 According to Stevenson and Valencia, most children who test positive for strep throat have: Sore throat. Erika Edwards, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2023 The vast majority of infections from Streptococcus only result in symptoms like strep throat, alongside other germs that spread largely from the nose and throat. Alexander Tin, CBS News, 1 June 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of strep throat was in 1927

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“Strep throat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strep%20throat. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

strep throat

noun
: a sore throat that is marked by inflammation of the throat and pharynx and by fever and weakness and is caused by infection with streptococci

Medical Definition

strep throat

noun
: an inflammatory sore throat caused by hemolytic Group A streptococci and marked by fever, prostration, and toxemia

called also septic sore throat, strep sore throat

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