| peritonsillar abscess |
quinsy: a painful pus filled inflammation of the tonsils and surrounding tissues; usually a complication of tonsillitis
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| peritonsillar |
situated around a tonsil.
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| peritonsillar a. |
an abscess in the peritonsillar tissue extending into the tonsil capsule, resulting from suppuration of the tonsil; called also quinsy.
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| peritonsillar s. |
a potential space of the neck bounded by the palatine tonsil, the superior constrictor muscle of the pharynx, and the anterior and posterior faucial arches.
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