pharyngitis

(far-in-ji’tis) (Gr. gapvyt pharynx]. Inflammation of the pharynx. acute p., that which is due to cold and exposure. It is attended with pain in the throat, especially on swallowing, dryne , followed by moisture, of the pharynx, congestion of the mucous membrane, and fever. Called also catarrhal p. atrophic p., a chronic pharyngitis which leads to wasting of the submucous ti ue. catarrhal p. See acute p. chronic p., that which results from repeated acute attacks or is due to tuberculosis or syphilis. It is attended with exce ive secretion, and in the severe ulcerated varieties by pain and dysphagia. croupous p., that which has the false membrane of true croup. diphtheric p., diphtheria of the pharynx. follicular p., glandular p., clergyman’s sore throat with enlargement of the pharyngeal glands. gangrenous p., a form characterized by gangrenous patches. granular p., a chronic variety in which the mucous membrane becomes granular. p. herpet’- ica, membranous or aphthous sore throat. A form of acute pharyngitis characterized by the formation of vesicles, which give place to excoriations. hypertrophic p., a chronic form which leads to thickening of the submucous ti ues. membranous p., pharyngitis with a fibrinous exudate leading to the formation of a false membrane. phlegmonous p., acute parenchymatous tonsillitis attended with the formation of absce es. p. sic’ca, an atrophic pharyngitis in which the throat becomes dry. p. ulcero’sa, ulcerated or hospital sore throat; pharyngitis ascribed to the breathing of vitiated air. It is attended with fever, pain, and prostration, and the formation of ulcers covered by a yellow, membrane-like deposit. hharyngo-amygdal it is (far-ing’’go-am-ig-dal-i’- tis). Inflammation of the pharynx and tonsil.