PERITONSILLAR
\pˌɛɹɪtˈɒnsɪlə], \pˌɛɹɪtˈɒnsɪlə], \p_ˌɛ_ɹ_ɪ_t_ˈɒ_n_s_ɪ_l_ə]\
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About or in the parts about the tonsil; as P. abscess (=quinsy). Hence, Peritonsillitis, inflammation of the p. connective tissue.
By Alexander Duane
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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