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ˀskr, ˀskrˀ, ˀskrtˀ n.m. sore throat
(med.) sore throat, laryngitis
JBAmb, JBA, JBAg
JBABowl 74.1:9↗ אסכרא יפול ליה על חינכוהי ואכפיא יפול ליה ^על פומיה ועל לישניה‏ : may laryngitis attack him on his larynx and paralysis(?) on his mouth and his tongue †  ; BT Nid 20a(51)↗ לייט עליה ר׳ ישמע׳ בר׳ יוסי באסכרא‏ : PN cursed him with a sore throat †  ; HM(1) 80:(1)35↗ לאסכרתא‏ : for laryngitis † 
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I.e., "blockage": DJBA "diphtheria", but it is doubtful that this distinction was always maintained. The parallel in the cited JBAmb example suggests simply "laryngitis."
Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJBA: 149a

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