_Sore throat_, _Angina_, _Cynanche_—is a generic name applied to a
series of inflammatory affections of the various structures about the
throat. If the _larynx_ is specially inflamed the disease is known as
_laryngitis_, if the _pharynx_, as pharyngitis, if there are exudations
forming false membranes it is _croupous_ or _diphtheritic_, or if
associated with some general febrile affection, it takes its name
accordingly, _influenza_, _strangles_, _distemper_, or _scarlatina_, as
the case may be.