Definition of sore throat
: pain in the throat due to inflammation of the fauces and pharynx
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Hassan, an 11-year-old Syrian treated at Tipton’s clinic for a sore throat and earache, told Israel’s Channel 10.
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Few duels in Ryder Cup history produced more Monday morning sore throats from the roars than that one, with Reed eventually prevailing 1-up in the Americans' triumph.
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The group A streptococcus bacterium, the microbe responsible for strep, causes 616 million cases of sore throat each year worldwide.
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Experiencing fever, chills, body aches, fatigue, cough, sore throat?
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Runny noses, sore throats, coughing, fever and running to the toilet for a week or two?
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Flu symptoms can include fever, cough, sore throat, aches, headache, chills and fatigue.
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Few duels in Ryder Cup history produced more Monday morning sore throats from the roars than that one, with Reed eventually prevailing 1-up in the Americans’ triumph.
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Nearly 100 years ago in America, children died at an alarming rate from an illness that caused sore throat, fever and swollen glands in the neck.
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First Known Use of sore throat
1629
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sore throat
medical Definition of sore throat
: painful throat due to inflammation of the fauces and pharynx
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