A linguinal tonsil is a collection of lymphoid tissue located at the base of the tongue. It plays a role in the immune system by helping to fight off infections in the throat. If it becomes enlarged or infected, it can cause symptoms like difficulty swallowing or a sore throat.
Tonsillectomy, or, tonsilectomy. Both spellings are OK. Tonsil + ectomy = Tonsil(s) + ΕΚΤΟΜΗ (a Greek word, meaning "descission", splitting (De+scission. The word is transcribed as: decision in English.)
Dear [Recipient], I am writing to inform you that I will be absent from school due to tonsillitis. I am under medical care and will provide a doctor's note upon my return. Thank you for understanding. Sincerely, [Your Name]
pharyngeal tonsil, palatine tonsil, lingual tonsil
Tonsils is the plural of tonsil
"Tonsil" is a thing and therefor has no antonym.
Tonsil/o
Interestingly enough, there is no synonym for the word 'tonsil'. Many nouns do not have a synonym, especially proper nouns.
Tonsil stones are just a little thing in your tonsil pocket. A tonsil Stone cause Bad breath, Headaches, Fevers, and sometimes lumps in your throats. A Tonsil Stone is just germs and leftover food in your tonsil pockets. Also it can maybe cause a sore throat.
Tonsil Trouble was created on 2008-03-12.
Is there a difference between tonsil crypts and, tonsil holes? If so what is it?
42860 is the CPT for excision of tonsil tag
Tonsil stones are yellow or whitish irregular shaped object which is commonly found inside the small pockets of the tonsil.
I'm not a doctor but I did suffer for a long time with tonsil stones. That led me to do a TON of research and I do know that tonsil holes and tonsil crypts are basically the same. Just peope's diffferent wasy of calling them. If you want more information about this, you can go take a look at the related links below.
pharyngeal tonsil and lingual tonsil