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N: 1. 1824, from stem of pharynx + -itis. 1690s, from Greek pharynx (windpipe, throat), related to pharanx (cleft, chasm). Noun suffix denoting diseases characterized by inflammation, Modern Latin, from Greek -itis, feminine of adjectival suffix -ites (pertaining to). Feminine because it was used with feminine noun nosos “disease,” especially in Greek arthritis (nosos) “(disease) of the joints,” which was one of the earliest borrowings into English and from which the suffix was abstracted in other uses.
2. Pharyngitis is an inflammatory illness of the mucous membranes and underlying structures of the throat (pharynx). Inflammation usually involves the nasopharynx, uvula, soft palate, and tonsils. The illness can be caused by bacteria, viruses, mycoplasmas, fungi, and parasites and by recognized diseases of uncertain causes. Infection by Streptococcus bacteria may be a complication arising from a common cold.
3. The symptoms of streptococcal pharyngitis (commonly known as strep throat) are generally redness and swelling of the throat, a pustulant fluid on the tonsils or discharged from the mouth, extremely sore throat that is felt during swallowing, swelling of lymph node …
4. Pharyngitis is popularly known as a sore throat.
5. Pharyngitis is an inflammation of the throat or pharynx. In most cases it is painful and the initial infection can extend for a lengthy time period. It is the most common cause of a sore throat. Laryngitis is an inflammation of the larynx. It causes hoarse voice or the complete loss of the voice because of irritation to the vocal folds (vocal cords). Dysphonia is the medical term for a vocal disorder, of which laryngitis is one cause.
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