Inflammation of the tonsils, especially the PALATINE TONSILS but the ADENOIDS (pharyngeal tonsils) and lingual tonsils may also be involved. Tonsillitis usually is caused by bacterial infection. Tonsillitis may be acute, chronic, or recurrent
A round-to-oval mass of lymphoid tissue embedded in the lateral wall of the PHARYNX. There is one on each side of the oropharynx in the fauces between the anterior and posterior pillars of the SOFT PALATE
Tonsils -- Congresses : Recent advances in tonsils and mucosal barriers of the upper airways : proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Tonsils and Mucosal Barriers of the Upper Airways, July 7-9, 2010, Asahikawa, Japan / volume editor, Yasuaki Harabuchi ; co-editors, Tatsuya Hayashi, Akihiro Katada
Tonsils -- Diseases -- Congresses : Recent advances in tonsils and mucosal barriers of the upper airways : proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Tonsils and Mucosal Barriers of the Upper Airways, July 7-9, 2010, Asahikawa, Japan / volume editor, Yasuaki Harabuchi ; co-editors, Tatsuya Hayashi, Akihiro Katada
A round-to-oval mass of lymphoid tissue embedded in the lateral wall of the PHARYNX. There is one on each side of the oropharynx in the fauces between the anterior and posterior pillars of the SOFT PALATE
Tontine Coffee-House. / http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85313492 : Frederic De Peyster and William T. Horn, plaintiffs, against John Bright and others, defendants : papers on appeal from judgement : Butler, Stillman & Hubbard, attorneys for defendants, John Bright and others, appellants : Abner C. Thomas, attorneys for defendants, Thomas M. Adams and others, appellants : John N. Whiting, attorney for defendant Marshall H. Bright, as administrator, &c., respondent
Tontine life insurance policies -- Cases : Frederic De Peyster and William T. Horn, plaintiffs, against John Bright and others, defendants : papers on appeal from judgement : Butler, Stillman & Hubbard, attorneys for defendants, John Bright and others, appellants : Abner C. Thomas, attorneys for defendants, Thomas M. Adams and others, appellants : John N. Whiting, attorney for defendant Marshall H. Bright, as administrator, &c., respondent
Tontine policies Life insurance France : Internal controls then and now : tontines and life annuities in Old Regime France / by Robert M. Jennings, Andrew P. Trout