tonsils in English

noun
1
either of two small masses of lymphoid tissue in the throat, one on each side of the root of the tongue.
Oral cancers occur in the mouth and the back of the throat, the tonsil , tongue, lip and voice box.
noun
    palatine tonsilfaucial tonsil

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1. • Enlargement of tonsils and adenoids

2. I've had my tonsils out .

3. Yes, your tonsils are inflamed.

4. Adenoids, also called pharyngeal tonsils, are one of the four sets of tonsils, which further include palatine tonsils, tubular tonsils, and lingual tonsils .All of these belong to the body’s lymphatic system and serve as the immune system’s first line of defense against infections.

5. The tonsils become fiery red and swollen.

6. Kid's just a lump with tonsils.

7. The oropharynx contains the palatine tonsils.

8. • Tonsils and adenoids may be enlarged

9. I'm afraid my tonsils are swollen.

10. 12 Yes, your tonsils are inflamed.

11. The doctor cut out his tonsils.

12. I had my tonsils out when I was ten.

13. Along with the tonsils, Adenoids are the

14. 8 The oropharynx contains the palatine tonsils.

15. Some also call the enlarged adenoids / nasopharyngeal tonsils polypus.

16. Free dentists, free operations, free tonsils, free milk.

17. Adenoids, along with tonsils, help the body fight infections

18. In childhood, Adenoids and tonsils are believed to play a role in

19. Objective : To evaluate the efficacy of collation tissue volume reduction of tonsils.

20. The term usually refers to the palatine tonsils on each side of the oropharynx.

21. The filtering function of lymphatic tissue enables the tonsils and adenoids to trap pathogens.

22. Chronic tonsillitis is a chronic inflammation of the tonsils caused by repeated and acute infections.

23. Adenoids, also called Pharyngeal Tonsils, a mass of lymphatic tissue, similar to the (palatine) tonsils, that is attached to the back wall of the nasal pharynx (i.e., the upper part of the throat opening into the nasal cavity proper)

24. His tonsils are reddened and swollen. He is suffering from acute attack of chronic tonsillitis.

25. With the tonsils, a child’s Adenoids help them build up immunity and fight infection

26. The Adenoids are often taken out at the same time as the tonsils (tonsillectomy)

27. If you keep getting throat infections you might have to have your tonsils out .

28. Undergoing a tonsillectomy to remove the tonsils drasticmeasure based on current evidence, they add.

29. Tonsils and Adenoids are the body’s first line of defense as part of the immune system

30. High activities of non specific phosphomonoesterases were found among the tonsils, adenoids and cervical lymph nodes.

31. Adenoids, along with palatine and lingual tonsils, belong to mucosa associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) and constitute the …

32. Your mouth was hung that far open - we could have took your tonsils out with nail scissors.

33. The Adenoids and tonsils work by trapping germs coming in through the mouth and nose.

34. 14 The term usually refers to the palatine tonsils on each side of the oropharynx.

35. "He has had his tonsils out and has been ill, too," she noted in her diary.

36. Tonsils and Adenoids are part of the immune system and help protect the body from disease.

37. 12 Complications may include abscess, nephritis, and rheumatic fever. Tonsils that become chronically inflamed and enlarged require surgical removal (tonsillectomy).

38. (or Adenoidal growths), enlarged pharyngeal tonsils, which are located in the upper back portion of the throat behind the nasal passage

39. Complications may include abscess, nephritis, and rheumatic fever. Tonsils that become chronically inflamed and enlarged require surgical removal (tonsillectomy).

40. Cryptic tonsils occur when those crypts become filled with food particles, bacteria, dead cells and other mouth debris.

41. Rarely, obstructive sleep apnea caused by enlarged tonsils and Adenoids has serious complications, such as high blood pressure in the lungs

42. The answer could be to remove the tonsils or adenoids, according to a study of 60 children in Oxford.

43. Adenoids and tonsils are part of the more extensive lymphatic system that includes lymph nodes found in the neck, armpits, and groin

44. Like tonsils, Adenoids help keep your body healthy by trapping harmful bacteria and viruses that you breathe in or swallow

45. Added to which, my limbs had begun to ache and my tonsils felt as if some one had sandpapered them.

46. Like tonsils, Adenoids help keep the body healthy by trapping harmful bacteria and viruses that we breathe in or swallow.

47. Like tonsils, Adenoids help keep the body healthy by trapping harmful bacteria and viruses that we breathe in or swallow

48. Conclusively, OSAS in infants and children with hyperplasia of tonsils and adenoids can effectively be treated by adenoidectomy and tonsilectomy.

49. If your or your child’s tonsils or Adenoids are enlarged, it may be hard to breathe through the nose, or cause difficulty while sleeping

50. The Adenoids are glands that sit above the roof of the mouth and the tonsils. They are part of the immune system