Main Entry: her·pan·gi·na

Pronunciation: \ˌhər-ˌpan-ˈjī-nə, ˌhər-ˈpan-jə-nə\

Function: noun

: a contagious disease of children characterized by fever, headache, and a vesicular eruption in the throat and caused by any of numerous coxsackieviruses and echoviruses