PHARYNGITIS, FOLLICULAR
\fˌɑːɹɪnd͡ʒˈa͡ɪtɪs], \fˌɑːɹɪndʒˈaɪtɪs], \f_ˌɑː_ɹ_ɪ_n_dʒ_ˈaɪ_t_ɪ_s]\
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Inflammation and enlargement of the follicles of the pharynx, occasionally extending to the larynx. Sometimes termed Clergyman’s Sorethroat, Tubercles of the Larynx and Fauces, and Tubercular Sorethroat.
By Robley Dunglison
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