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tonsillopharyngitis

tonsillopharyngitis noun: inflammation of the tonsils and pharynx.

Noun

tonsillopharyngitis (uncountable)

  1. inflammation of the tonsils and pharynx
    • In addition, EPs 7630 was shown to be effective in clinical trials with patients suffering from tonsillopharyngitis, rhinosinusitis, common cold or COPD.2015 September 26, “The Pelargonium sidoides Extract EPs 7630 Drives the Innate Immune Defense by Activating Selected MAP Kinase Pathways in Human Monocytes”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of tonsillopharyngitis

From tonsillo- + pharyngitis.

Questions about tonsillopharyngitis

What does tonsillopharyngitis mean?
Tonsillopharyngitis means inflammation of the tonsils and pharynx.
What part of speech is tonsillopharyngitis?
Tonsillopharyngitis is a noun.

Words near tonsillopharyngitis in the dictionary

  1. tonsilloadenoidectomies
  2. tonsilloadenoidectomy
  3. tonsillolith
  4. tonsilloliths
  5. tonsillopharyngeal
  6. tonsillopharyngitis
  7. tonsillotome
  8. tonsillotomes
  9. tonsillotomies
  10. tonsillotomy
  11. tonsilotome

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