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peritonsillar abscess
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per·i·ton·sil·lar abscess (p

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An abscess formed usually above and behind the tonsil, due to extension of infection beyond the tonsillar capsule. Also called quinsy.

peritonsillar abscess,

n an infection of tissue between the tonsil and pharynx, usually after acute tonsillitis.

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