Medical Dictionary
pharyngoconjunctival fever
noun pha·ryn·go·con·junc·ti·val fever
\fə-ˌriŋ-gō-ˌkän-ˌjəŋ(k)-ˈtī-vəl-, -kən-\
\fə-ˌriŋ-gō-ˌkän-ˌjəŋ(k)-ˈtī-vəl-, -kən-\
Medical Definition of PHARYNGOCONJUNCTIVAL FEVER
: an acute epidemic illness caused by various adenoviruses of the genus Mastadenovirus (especially serotypes of species Human adenovirus B, Human adenovirus Celsius, and Human adenovirus E) that usually affects children of school age and that is characterized typically by fever, pharyngitis, and conjunctivitis
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