AMYGDAL IT IS

(Lat.), n.f. ¢g)-da2I(dasl)-i(e)’- tits. Gen., amygdal it'idis, For deriv., see Nae and es Fr., amygdalite, angine tonsillaire, esquinancie (2d def.), Ger., Mandelentziindung. It., amigdalite. “Sp., a mig dal it is, Syn.: fons ill it is, 1. Any inflammation of ‘the tonsil. 2 Quinsy. See CYNANCHE tonsillar is.— A. abscedens. A. accompanied with the formation of an absce . [D, 18.]—A. lacunar is. See Follicular Belonging a.—Bilious a. Fr., am ease of the liver. rhale, lalite bilieuse. A. a ociated with dis- [D, 93.j—Catarrhal a. Fr., amygdalite catar- Catarrhal inflammation of the tonsil. [D, 93.]—Chronie a. Fr., inflammation chronique (ou engorgement persist ant, ou hyper trop hie, ou squirr he) des amygdales, Syn,: hypertrophied tonsils, Chronic catarrhal inflammation of the tonsil with enlargement.—Croupous a. Under the name of crodeae tonsillitis, L E. Holt (* N. Y. Med. Jour.,” May 8, 1886, p. 517) describes an affection which he thinks is often confounded with diphtheria. He contrasts the two as follows: Croupous Amygdal it is. 1. Invasion abrupt. 2 Most marked general disturbance during the first two days; no tendency to asthenia. 3. Starts with a temperature of from 103° to 104°5°. 4. Pulse full and rapid. 5. Membrane of a yellowish color; edges sharply defined; limited to the tonsils; does not bleed when detached; superficial; not very adherent; no tendency to form again after removal; appears early; does not spread, 6. Albuminuria rarely if ever Diphtheria. 1, Much more often it is insidious, 2. Generally not much general disturbance before the third day, but after that a marked tendency to asthenia. 3. Rarely high in the beginning, 100° to 101°, gradually rising till the fourth or fifth day. 4. When rapid it is feeble. 5. Color, gray, sometimes greenish; shades off gradually; on the uvula, soft palate, an harynx as well as the tonsils; bleeds readily even without being detached; infiltrates the deeper ti ues; is adherent; has a strong tendency to form again after removal; may not be seen the first or even the second day; spreads steadily. 6, Albuminuria rarely absent. 7. Most commonly does not present. helene by the reach its height before the fourth 7. Reaches its second day; by the fourth, the patient is generally convalescing. 8. Paralysis never follows as a sequela. 9. It is doubtful if it is ever contagious. —Erythematous a. Fr., amygdalite érythémateuse. Catarrhal a—Follicular a. Fr., amygdaliie folliculeuse. A catarrhal a, affecting particularly the follicles and interfering with the free escape of their secretion, which remains in the form of whitish patches often mistaken for diphtheritic membrane, but readily distinguished by its not spreading and by its being easily detached. The term is also ee to the same appearances in chronic cases of thickening of the interstitial ti ue of the gland. [C, Muirhead (A, 364).] — Gastric a. Fr., amygdalite gastrique. A. a ociated with gastric disorder. [D, 93.]-Gouty a. Fr., amygdalite goutte use. A, supposed to be a manifest f gout. [D, 93.]—Interstitial a. Fr., amygdalite inters titi See Parenchymatous a. —Lacunar a. Lat., a. lacuuaris. See Follicular a.—Mucous a, Fr., amygdalite muqueuse. Catarrhal a.—Parenchymatous a. Ger., parenchymatôse A. Deep-seated inflammation of the tonsil. It may be acute or chronic, and may terminate in resolution, suppuration, or chronic Gale pie B. Fraenkel (D, 18).|—Phlegmonous a. Fr.,amygdalite phleamoneuse. Syn.: tonsillar pharyngitis [Valleix]. Deep-seated inflammation of the tonsil with a ea ney; to suppuration. |D, 93.|—Rheumatic a. Fr., amygdalite rhwmatismale. A. of rheumatic origin. [D, 93.] Quinsy (cynanche tonsillar is) has been supposed to be of this character.— Searlatinal a. Fr., amygdalite scarlatineuse, A. occurring as a part of the throat affection of scarlet fever. [D, 93.]—Simple a., Superficial a. Fr., amygdalite simple (on’ superficielle), Catarrhal a. [D, 93.]—Variolous a. Fr., amygdalite variole use, A. a ociated with small-pox. [D, 93.]