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Tonsillitis - Glossary

Last Updated on Jan 18, 2023
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Glossary:Aphonia: No voice; loss of voice.

Dysphagia: Difficulty swallowing.

Dysphonia: Abnormal voice; a disorder of phonation; hoarseness.

Glottis: The larynx or vocal apparatus, particularly the vocal cords themselves.

Laryngectomy: Surgery to remove part or all of the larynx (voice box).

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Laryngitis: Hoarse voice or the complete loss of the voice because of irritation to the vocal folds (vocal cords).

Laryngologist: An otolaryngologist who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of problems of the larynx and voice.

Laryngoplasty: A generic term for surgery of the laryngeal framework.

Larynx: The voice box, the glottis, the vocal apparatus.

Otolaryngologist: A physician specializing in problems of the ears, nose and throat. Also termed an otorhinolaryngologist.

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onil40

what is the procedure to drink amoxicillin? the mg,ml how?

eros457

That's not very helpful. Should I be sleeping all day? Can I go out and party till 6am? Should I eat or starve? What should I eat?

Aaaaalllll

Of course you can party, not just till 6am, in fact find a rave near by and pull an all-nighter. And don't eat any thing, skip water all together. You need to starve the virus, and kill the bacteria from thirst.

anupsayu

washing ur mouth with saline or salt solution is much effective..

mzaynuddin

i think any cold thing may cause bad situation of tonsils & inflammation

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