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Peritonsillar abscess

OtolaryngologyImportant

A collection of pus beside the tonsil, usually a complication of tonsillitis, causing severe sore throat and trismus.

Korean

편도주위 농양

편도 옆에 고름이 고인 것으로, 대부분 편도염 합병증이며 심한 인후통과 개구장애를 유발한다.

French

Abcès périamygdalien

Collection de pus à côté de l'amygdale, complication habituelle d'une amygdalite, causant mal de gorge sévère et trismus.

Word parts

  • peri-Prefix(Greek: peri-) Around, surrounding; (Latin: circum-) Around, encircling
  • tonsill/oRoot(Latin) Tonsil

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