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tonsil [ˈtɒnsəl] N ANAT

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Between these two arches is the palatine tonsil.
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A smaller opening nearby, the lesser palatine foramen, transmits the lesser palatine nerve and blood vessels to the soft palate and tonsils.
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After the treatment is performed, scarring occurs within the tonsil causing it to decrease in size over a period of several weeks.
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On the posterior wall is a prominence, best marked in childhood, produced by a mass of lymphoid tissue, which is known as the pharyngeal tonsil.
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Complications include abscesses in the auditory canals, facial paralysis, and enlarged tonsils producing asphyxiation.
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It affects the pharynx including the tonsils and possibly the larynx.
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In children, the tonsils are common sites of infections that may give rise to acute or chronic tonsillitis.
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A doctor had recommended for him a tonsil operation.
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It is contracted through the mouth or nose, where it replicates in the tonsils.
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Some physicians have prescribed a 5-day course of steroids to control the swelling of the throat and tonsils.
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