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peritonsillar
peritonsillar adj. 
/ˌpɛrᵻˈtɒnsl̩ə/,
Brit. /ˌpɛrᵻˈtɒnsᵻlə/
, /ˌpɛrᵻˈtɒnsᵻlə//ˌpɛrᵻˈtɒnsl̩ə/U.S. /ˌpɛrəˈtɑnsələr/
[after German peritonsillär (1876 in the passage translated in quot. 1876 for pericerebral adj.)] situated or occurring around a tonsil or around the tonsils./ˌpɛrəˈtɑnsələr/ΘΚΠ
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tonsillar1828
tonsillitic1839
tonsillary1842
paristhmic1857
peritonsillar1876
1876 tr. E. L. Wagner in tr. H. W. von Ziemssen et al. Cycl. Pract. Med. VI. 914 Peritonsillar [Ger. peritonsilläre], or retrotonsillar abscess.
1988 Q. N. Myrvik & R. S. Weiser Fund. Med. Bacteriol. & Mycol. (ed. 2) x. 162 Involvement of peritonsillar tissues with abscess formation (quinsy) or spread to retropharyngeal tissues..probably results most often from a mixed infection.
2003 Ear, Nose & Throat Jrnl. (Nexis) Apr. 305 Two of these patients had previously experienced peritonsillar abscesses.
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