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ton·sil·lar

, tonsillary (ton'si-lăr, ton'si-lă-rē),

Relating to a tonsil, especially the palatine tonsil.

Synonym(s): amygdaline (3)

tonsillar

/ton·sil·lar/ (ton´sĭ-lar) of or pertaining to a tonsil.

tonsillar

[ton′silər]

Etymology: L, tonsilla

pertaining to the palatine tonsil.

ton·sil·lar

, tonsillary (ton'si-lăr, -lar-ē)

Relating to a tonsil, especially the palatine tonsil.

ton·sil·lar

, tonsillary (ton'si-lăr, -lar-ē)

Relating to tonsils, especially palatine tonsil.
Synonym(s): amygdaline (3) .

tonsillar

pertaining to or emanating from tonsil (1).

tonsillar fossa

the recess that houses a tonsil such as that which partly conceals the palatine tonsils of the dog.

tonsillar inflammation

see tonsillitis.

tonsillar sinus

the single opening of a compound follicle of a tonsil, as occurs in the palatine tonsil of cattle.

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Before making incision, infiltration of tonsillar bed through ant.

Control of post operative pain by pre- tonsillectomy peritonsillar infiltration

Tonsillar lymphangiomatous polyps: A clinicopathologic series of 26 cases.

Unilateral Pedunculated Lymphangiectatic Fibrolipomatous Polyp of the Palatine Tonsil: A Rare Case

Healing of the tonsillar fossa after the operation is a sensitive indicator of post operative infection and degree of pain experienced by the patients.

IS THE COLD STEEL DISSECTION METHOD STILL THE MOST EFFECTIVE METHOD OF TONSILLECTOMY?

Intraoral examination revealed tenderness and elongated styloid process in the left tonsillar fossa only.

Eagle's syndrome: our current experience of the disease and literature review

12) Compared with open surgical approaches, TORS has a significantly higher rate of negative margins, particularly inferior margins, and improved postoperative recovery (including hospital stay and swallowing recovery) and shorter operative time in patients with T1 to T3 tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma.

Transoral Robotic Surgery in Oropharyngeal Carcinoma

11 In a period of 5 years after the treatment of tonsillar carcinoma a metachronous tumour occurs in approximately 15% of the patients.

Bilateral synchronous squamous cell tonsil carcinoma treated with chemoradiotherapy

In recurrent tonsillitis production of Th1-type cytokines (TNF-[alpha] and IFN-[gamma]) was higher compared with the production of these cytokines in tonsillar hypertrophy.

Immunoregulatory cytokines and chronic tonsillitis

Factor analysis and validity tests were performed on the initial 70-item questionnaire using a convenience sample of eight adult patients (all over 17 years old) diagnosed with CMI by MRI criteria of tonsillar herniation of 5 mm or greater.

The Chiari Symptom Profile: development and validation of a Chiari-/syringomyelia-specific questionnaire

VCA IgG was significanlty higher in children with tonsillar hypertrophy grade 3-4 and EBNA was significantly higher in children with tonsillar hypertrophy grade 1 -2.

Role of Ebstein-Barr virus in children with tonsillar hypertrophy/Cocuklarda tonsiller hipertrofi olgularinda Epstein Barr virusunun rolu

The nerve supply to the tonsillar region is via the branches of the glossopharyngeal nerve and branches of the lesser palatine nerves.

The sore throat: antibiotics are overprescribed for sore throats in general practice

Tonsilloliths are white or yellowish calcified structures of bacteria and organic debris that commonly develop in enlarged tonsillar crypts.