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peritonsillar

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peritonsillar /peri·ton·sil·lar/ (-ton´sĭ-ler) around a tonsil.
peritonsillar
[-ton′silər]
Etymology: Gk, peri + L, tonsilla
pertaining to the area around a tonsil.
peritonsillar [per″ĭ-ton´sĭ-ler]
around a tonsil.
peritonsillar, (per´iton´silr),
adj surrounding the tonsils. Generally used in reference to the pharyngeal tonsils.
peritonsillar
around a tonsil.
peritonsillar abscess
a localized accumulation of pus in peritonsillar tissue subsequent to suppurative inflammation of the tonsil. Called also quinsy.
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