strep throat

noun

, Pathology.

1. an acute sore throat caused by hemolytic streptococci and accompanied by fever and prostration.

strep throat

/ strĕp /

1. Infection of the throat caused by the bacterium Streptococcus pyogenes. Symptoms usually include fever, redness of the throat, lymph node enlargement, and inflammation of the tonsils.

strep throat

1. A severe sore throat caused by a kind of streptococcus . Strep throat can be treated with antibiotics .

Word History and Origins

Origin of strep throat¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

When antibiotics made previously deadly childhood infections like strep throat easily treatable, that was another win for germ theory.

From Popular-Science

Goza said she and her partners have been seeing babies and children with ear infections and strep throat.

From Washington Post

Such tests exist for other viral diseases, including influenza and strep throat.

From Nautilus

When it will hit: 24 hours before you come down with strep throat.

From The Daily Beast

UNDERWOOD: (to camera as he strides away) Fear is like mosquitos; hesitation like strep throat.

From The Daily Beast