noun
sore throat; pharyngitis
Medical term for throat pain or inflammation; used in clinical contexts and everyday health complaints.
風邪の症状として咽頭痛が出た。
I developed a sore throat as a symptom of my cold.
咽頭痛がひどいので、耳鼻科を受診した。
My sore throat was so bad that I went to see an ENT doctor.
Tonsillitis, a specific cause of sore throat; 咽頭痛 refers to the symptom or pharyngitis more generally.
Compound of 咽頭 (pharynx) and 痛 (pain), a straightforward medical term.