pharyngitis

P3H4A1R1Y4N1G2I1T1I1S1

noun

Inflammation of the pharynx.

Similar
sore throatraw throat
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Meanings

nounpharyngitis (countable and uncountable, plural pharyngitides)

plural pharyngitides

  1. countableuncountableInflammation of the pharynx.

    Synonyms: sore throat, raw throat

Synonyms & antonyms

nounInflammation of the pharynx.

Similar
sore throatraw throat

More synonyms by meaning

nouninflammation of the fauces and pharynx

Similar
sore throatraw throat
Broader
inflammatory disease
Also see
sore throat

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian фарингит
  • фарингит (faringit)inflammation of the pharynx
Catalan faringitis
  • faringitisinflammation of the pharynx
Chinese Mandarin 咽炎
  • 咽炎 (yānyán)inflammation of the pharynx
Czech faryngitida
  • faryngitidainflammation of the pharynx
Esperanto faringito
  • faringitoinflammation of the pharynx
Finnish nielutulehdus, faryngiitti
  • nielutulehdusinflammation of the pharynx
  • faryngiittiinflammation of the pharynx
French pharyngite, angine
  • pharyngiteinflammation of the pharynx
  • angineinflammation of the pharynx
German Rachenentzündung, Pharyngitis
  • Rachenentzündunginflammation of the pharynx
  • Pharyngitisinflammation of the pharynx
Italian faringite
  • faringiteinflammation of the pharynx
Japanese 咽頭炎
  • 咽頭炎 (intōen)inflammation of the pharynx
Korean 인두염
  • 인두염 (induyeom)inflammation of the pharynx
Malay faringitis
  • faringitisinflammation of the pharynx
Persian فارنژیت
  • فارنژیت (fâranžit)inflammation of the pharynx
Polish zapalenie gardła
  • zapalenie gardłainflammation of the pharynx
Portuguese faringite
  • faringiteinflammation of the pharynx
Romanian faringită
  • faringităinflammation of the pharynx
Russian фаринги́т, анги́на
  • фаринги́т (faringít)inflammation of the pharynx
  • анги́на (angína)inflammation of the pharynx
Spanish faringitis
  • faringitisinflammation of the pharynx
Thai คอหอยอักเสบ
  • คอหอยอักเสบ (kɔɔ-hɔ̌i-àk-sèep)inflammation of the pharynx
Turkish farenjit
  • farenjitinflammation of the pharynx
Vietnamese viêm họng
  • viêm họnginflammation of the pharynx
Cite this entry
APA

pharyngitis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pharyngitis

MLA

“pharyngitis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pharyngitis. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pharyngitis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pharyngitis.

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