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Enlarged Tonsils Definition
Common names:
  • Adenoid Enlargement
  • Enlarged Adenoids
  • Enlarged Tonsils
  • Large Adenoids
  • Large Tonsils
  • Tonsil Enlargement
A person with enlarged tonsils or adenoids has swelling of the tonsils or adenoids. Images

Some enlargement of the tonsils and adenoids is normal during childhood. However, most cases of enlarged tonsils are a result of multiple throat infections (tonsillitis) that occur during childhood.

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Last Updated: Sep 18, 2008  References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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