No there's no such word as tonsil-megaly, not as far as I was concerned. Just thought since hepatomegaly means liver is huge, and spleenomegaly means the spleen is huge; so figured I could make it up.
But yes, the tonsils are huge since 2 days ago, and it's interfering my food intake, even swallowing fluids, including the saliva.
And after much recalling in vain, here's what I found, the gradings of tonsillitis, albeit chronic.
Grade 0: Tonsils fully inside the pillars
Grade 1: Tonsils found to be enlarged and out of its pillars
Grade 2: Tonsils enlargement extend up to half the distance of the uvula
Grade 3: Tonsils enlargement up to the uvula
Grade 4: Tonsils enlargement in contact with each other, i.e. kissing tonsils.
I wonder if hospital admission is required at grade 3?
Thursday, May 26, 2011
On the Tonsil-megaly
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4 Jujus:
I read as tonsils enlarged upto the vulva! ;S. Lolz
+ant+
should I be terrified if I have absolutely no idea what's going on?
oh i had that before, some more got white stuffs on them. but then after recovered, the size doesn't shrink back to normal. then on i no longer can deep throat. :x
i thot that is called tonsillities?? BTW that is your tonsil?? you took that photo yourself?? haha~~ :D
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