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septic sore throat
noun
an acute, toxic, streptococcus infection of the throat producing fever, tonsillitis, and other serious effects.
Word History and Origins
Origin of septic sore throat1
Example Sentences
There is some reason to believe that organisms coming from cases of garget have been responsible for the extensive outbreaks of septic sore throat that have occurred in some parts of the country.
The chief diseases known to be carried by food, water, or milk are typhoid fever, paratyphoid, dysentery and other diarrhœal diseases, scarlet fever, diphtheria, septic sore throat, and tuberculosis.
When inhaled thymol is most useful against septic sore throat, especially during scarlet fever.
"I've got cirrhosis of the liver, an incipient carbuncle on my neck, inflammation of the duodenum, septic sore throat and general prostration."
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