| atrophic pharyngitis | Chronic pharyngitis accompanied by a varying degree of atrophy of the mucous glands and absence of their secretion. Synonym: pharyngitis sicca. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| gangrenous pharyngitis | Gangrenous inflammation of the pharyngeal mucous membrane. (05 Mar 2000) |
| membranous pharyngitis | Inflammation accompanied by a fibrinous exudate, forming a nondiphtheritic false membrane. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pharyngitis | <pathology> Inflammation of the pharynx. (18 Nov 1997) |
| pharyngitis sicca | Chronic pharyngitis accompanied by a varying degree of atrophy of the mucous glands and absence of their secretion. Synonym: pharyngitis sicca. (05 Mar 2000) |
| diphtheritic | <medicine> 1. Pertaining to, or connected with, diphtheria. 2. Having characteristics resembling those of diphtheria; as, diphtheritic inflammation of the bladder. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| diphtheritic conjunctivitis | A severe conjunctival inflammation caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae and characterised by an infiltrating membrane which on removal leaves a raw surface. Synonym: membranous conjunctivitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| diphtheritic enteritis | Enteritis with the formation of a membrane or a false membrane. See: pseudomembranous enterocolitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| diphtheritic membrane | The false membrane forming on the mucous surfaces in diphtheria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| diphtheritic neuropathy | A rapidly developing peripheral neuropathy caused by a toxin elaborated by Corynebacterium diphtheriae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| diphtheritic paralysis | <otolaryngology> Paralysis affecting the uvula most frequently, but also any other muscle, due to toxic neuritis; usually appears in the second or third week following the beginning of the attack of diphtheria. Synonym: diphtheritic paralysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| diphtheritic ulcer | An ulcer covered with a gray adherent membrane, caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ulcerative pharyngitis | Inflammation of the pharynx marked by ulceration of the mucosa; may have a viral aetiology. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ulceromembranous pharyngitis | Inflammation of the pharyngeal mucosa with membranous debris overlying the ulcerative lesions. (05 Mar 2000) |