| quinsy | | |
| n. (state) | 1. peritonsillar abscess, quinsy | a painful pus filled inflammation of the tonsils and surrounding tissues; usually a complication of tonsillitis. |
| ~ angina | any disease of the throat or fauces marked by spasmodic attacks of intense suffocative pain. |
| tonsillitis | | |
| n. (state) | 1. tonsillitis | inflammation of the tonsils (especially the palatine tonsils). |
| ~ inflammation, redness, rubor | a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat. |
| tonsil | | |
| n. (body) | 1. faucial tonsil, palatine tonsil, tonsil, tonsilla | either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx. |
| ~ lymphatic tissue, lymphoid tissue | tissue making up the lymphatic system. |
| ~ nasopharynx | cavity forming the upper part of the pharynx. |
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