throat distemper

Noun

countable obsolete uncountable

(pathology, obsolete) Any of several potentially fatal human diseases that have their most visible symptoms affecting the throat.

Japanese Meaning

（病理学・古語）喉部に著明な症状を呈する、潜在的に致命的な複数の感染症や疾病

In historical medical texts, throat distemper was often blamed for sudden deaths in young children.

歴史的な医学文献では、咽頭の致命的な疾患の旧称が幼い子どもの突然死の原因としてしばしば挙げられていた。

Sense（1）

(pathology, obsolete) Any of several potentially fatal human diseases that have their most visible symptoms affecting the throat.

throat distempers

（ plural ）