strep throat (redirected from group A streptococcus)

strep throat

n.

An infection of the throat, often epidemic, caused by hemolytic streptococci and characterized by fever and inflammation of the tonsils.

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strep throat  (strp)

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.

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Noun

1.

strep throat - an infection of the oral pharynx and tonsils by streptococcus septic sore throat, streptococcal sore throat, streptococcus tonsilitis, throat infection pharyngitis, raw throat, sore throat - inflammation of the fauces and pharynx infection - the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms

Translations

strep throat

n (esp US inf) → Halsentzündung f