RAW THROAT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does raw throat mean? 

• RAW THROAT (noun)
  The noun RAW THROAT has 1 sense:

1. inflammation of the fauces and pharynx

  Familiarity information: RAW THROAT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RAW THROAT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Inflammation of the fauces and pharynx

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

pharyngitis; raw throat; sore throat

Hypernyms ("raw throat" is a kind of...):

inflammatory disease (a disease characterized by inflammation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "raw throat"):

septic sore throat; strep throat; streptococcal sore throat; streptococcus tonsilitis; throat infection (an infection of the oral pharynx and tonsils by streptococcus)