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1List of Presidents of the United States by date of death — This is a complete list of United States Presidents by date of death. As of November 2011, there are four living former Presidents (George H. W. Bush, Jimmy Carter, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, in order from oldest to youngest), as well as… …
2Tonsillitis — Inflammation of the of a tonsil, typically as a result of infection by either a virus or bacteria. * * * Inflammation of a tonsil, especially of the palatine tonsil. [tonsil + G. itis, inflammation] lacunar t. inflammation of the mucous membrane …
3Angina — The English word angina (which comes intact from Latin) refers to a painful constriction or tightness somewhere in the body, and may refer to:* Angina pectoris, chest pain due to ischemia (a lack of blood and hence oxygen supply) of the heart… …
4QUINSY — inflammation of the tonsils of the throat …
5Palatine tonsil — Infobox Anatomy Name = Palatine tonsil Latin = tonsilla palatina GraySubject = 243 GrayPage = 1138 Caption = Mouth (oral cavity). Caption2 = The Palatine tonsils with the soft palate, uvula, and tongue visible. System = Precursor = pharyngeal… …
6Tonsillitis — Tonsilitis Classification and external resources A culture positive case of Streptococcal pharyngitis with typical tonsillar exudate ICD …
7Head and neck anatomy — focuses on the structures of the head and neck of the human body, including the brain, bones, muscles, blood vessels, nerves, glands, nose, mouth, teeth, tongue, and throat. It is an area frequently studied in depth by surgeons, dentists, dental… …
8tonsillitis — tonsillitic /ton seuh lit ik/, adj. /ton seuh luy tis/, n. Pathol. inflammation of a tonsil or the tonsils. [1795 1805; < L tonsill(ae) tonsils + ITIS] * * * Inflammatory infection of the tonsils, usually with hemolytic streptococci (see… …
9tonsillitis — (ton si li tis) Inflammation of the tonsils, especially the palatine tonsils often due to S. pyogenes infection …
10tonsillitis — [tän΄sə līt′is] n. [ModL < L tonsillae, tonsils + itis, ITIS] inflammation of the tonsils tonsillitic [tän΄səlit′ik] adj …
