strep throat
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nounDefinition of STREP THROAT
: an inflammatory sore throat caused by hemolytic Group A streptococci and marked by fever, prostration, and toxemia —called also septic sore throat
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1927
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strep throat
noun (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of STREP THROAT
: 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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