WordNet
throat infection
n. an infection of the oral pharynx and tonsils by streptococcus [syn: streptococcal sore throat, strep throat, streptococcus tonsilitis, septic sore throat]
Usage examples of "throat infection".
Apparently she's been going around Beverly Hills saying that the only thing wrong with her son had been a sprained wrist and a throat infection.
She sounded like a little girl just coming down with a bad throat infection.
His voice was hoarse, strained, as if he were suffering from a throat infection.
Cathy was, after all, still on antibiotics for her throat infection and just a week away from her first race.