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peritonsillar abscess

DEFINITIONS OF: peritonsillar abscess

1

n a painful pus filled inflammation of the tonsils and surrounding tissues; usually a complication of tonsillitis

Synonyms:
quinsy
Type of:
angina
any disease of the throat or fauces marked by spasmodic attacks of intense suffocative pain
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