| cryptic | Hidden; occult; larvate. Origin: G. Kryptikos (05 Mar 2000) |
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| cryptic plasmid | A plasmid which has no apparent effect on the phenotype of its host cell and has no genes other than the ones needed for itself to replicate and spread to other cells. (09 Oct 1997) |
| Vincent's tonsillitis | Angina limited chiefly to the tonsils, caused by Vincent's organisms (bacillus and spirillum). (05 Mar 2000) |
| tonsillitis | <pathology> Inflammation of the tonsils, especially the palatine tonsils. Origin: L. Tonsilla = tonsil (18 Nov 1997) |
| lacunar tonsillitis | Inflammation of the mucous membrane lining the tonsillar crypts. (05 Mar 2000) |