sore throat

noun

: pain in the throat due to inflammation of the fauces and pharynx

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The symptoms look a lot like the flu: fever, sore throat, tiredness, cough, runny nose. — Brian Castrucci, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025 Key West Urgent Care and Family Doctor offers medical care for minor accidents and procedures, along with treatment for colds, flu, sore throat, eye, ear and skin infections and headaches. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025 With his wife also urging him to get his recurrent sore throat checked, Theakston consulted a specialist and was diagnosed with laryngeal cancer, a rare disease that attacked his voice box. — Caroline Frost, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2025 Symptoms to watch for in 2025 include sore throat and fatigue Lindsey Leake Health Caroline Kennedy urges senators to reject her cousin RFK Jr.'s nomination Beth Greenfield Life Do turmeric supplements really treat pain, boost mood, and improve allergies? — Stephanie Watson, Fortune Well, 29 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sore throat

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First Known Use

1629, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sore throat was in 1629

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sore throat

noun
: a throat that is painful because of inflammation

Medical Definition

sore throat

noun
: painful throat due to inflammation of the fauces and pharynx

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