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Definition: Pharyngitis |
PharyngitisNoun1. Inflammation of the fauces and pharynx. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "pharyngitis" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1900. (references) |
Etymology: Pharyngitis \Phar`yn*gi"tis\, noun. [New Latin expression. See Pharynx, and -itis.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Health | Inflammation of the throat. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: PharyngitisSynonyms: raw throat (n), sore throat (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Pharyngitis |
| English words defined with "pharyngitis": sore throat. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "pharyngitis": Alum Compounds ♦ Parainfluenza Virus 3, Human ♦ Rhinoviruses, Equine. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Pharyngitis" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Danish (pharyngitis), German (pharyngitis). |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Less common presentations are pharyngitis, laryngitis, and sinusitis. (references) | |
This bacterium was recognized in 1983 as a respiratory pathogen, after isolation from a college student with pharyngitis. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Pharyngitis" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Pharyngitis" is used about 6 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 6 | 143,867 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "pharyngitis": Viral Pharyngitis. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
pharyngitis | 250 |
pharyngitis viral | 17 |
acute pharyngitis | 17 |
pharyngitis streptococcal | 9 |
chronic pharyngitis | 6 |
pharyngitis picture | 5 |
pharyngitis symptom | 4 |
pharyngitis gonococcal | 4 |
strep pharyngitis | 4 |
pharyngitis treatment | 3 |
exudative pharyngitis | 3 |
adenovirus pharyngitis | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "pharyngitis"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | faringjit. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | إلتهاب البلعوم. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | фарингит. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | zánìt hltanu. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | pharyngitis. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | faryngitis. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | التهاب گلو. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | pharyngite. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Rachenkatarrh, Pharyngitis. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | φαρυγγίτισ, φαρυγγίτιδα. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | דלקת הלוע. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | torokgyulladás (angina, croup, laryngitis, sore throat), garathurut. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | faringite. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 咽頭炎 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | いんとうえん. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 인두염. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | aryngitisphay farol (beacon, buoy, claptrap, head mistress, headlamp, headlight, headlight housing, lantern, light, lighthouse, traffic light, traffic lights), faringite (pharynx). (various references) faringitã. (various references) фарингит. (various references) upala grla. (various references) faringitis. (various references) svalginflammation, halskatarr, faryngit. (various references) yutak iltihabı, farenjit (quinsy). (various references) фарингіт. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Words rhyming with "pharyngitis" (pronounced 'Phar`yn*gi"tis'): Adenitis, Aortitis, Appendicitis, Arachnitis, Arteritis, Arthritis, Arthrochondritis, Blepharitis, Bronchitis, Bursitis, Capsulitis, Carditis, Cellulitis, Cerebritis, Cholecystis, Chondritis, Colitis, Colonitis, Compos-mentis, Conjunctivitis, Cystitis, Dactylitis, Fetis, gastritis, Gastroduodenitis, gastroenteritis, Glossitis, Glottis, Gratis, hepatitis, iritis, keratitis, laminitis, laryngitis, leptomeningitis, lymphadenitis, Lymphangeitis, Macrocystis, mantis, mastitis, meningitis, Mephitis, metritis, Myelitis, myocarditis, Myositis, Myosotis, Nephritis, Nereocystis, Neuritis. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-g-h-i-i-n-p-r-s-t-y" | |
-2 letters: traipsing. | |
-3 letters: airthing, antiship, aspiring, hairpins, harpings, pairings, partings, partying, phrasing, pirating, praising, sharping, shirting, spirting, spraying, stingray, straying, striping, syrphian, tranship, trashing. | |
-4 letters: airings, airship, airting, arising, aspirin, garnish, gastrin, gratins, grayish, hairpin, harping, harpins, harpist, hasping, hasting, hatpins, hayings, histing, insight, pairing, parings, parsing, parting, pashing, pasting, phasing, pianist, pishing, pithing. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-g-h-i-i-n-p-r-s-t-y" | |
+1 letter: scintigraphy. | |
+2 letters: pharyngitides. | |
+3 letters: playwrightings. | |
+5 letters: hyperstimulating. | |
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