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follicular tonsillitis

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tonsillitis /ton·sil·li·tis/ (-li´tis) inflammation of the tonsils, especially the palatine tonsils.
follicular tonsillitis  tonsillitis especially affecting the crypts.

follicular tonsillitis
Etymology: L, folliculus, a small bag, tonsilla + Gk, itis, inflammation
inflammation of the tonsils accompanied by a purulent infection of the tonsillar crypts.

tonsillitis
inflammation and enlargement of a tonsil, especially the palatine tonsils.

follicular tonsillitis
tonsillitis especially affecting the crypts.
parenchymatous tonsillitis
that affecting the whole substance of the tonsil.
pustular tonsillitis
a variety characterized by formation of pustules.


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