People have four kinds of tonsils. The term tonsils usually refers to your palatine tonsils, the ones that can be seen at the back of your throat. But tonsillar tissue also includes the lingual tonsil ...

Tonsillitis refers to the inflammation of the tonsils. It typically occurs as an inflammatory response to an infection. As such, tonsillitis itself is not contagious, but the pathogen responsible for ...

Chronic tonsillitis is an ongoing infection of the tonsils. If you have chronic tonsillitis, you may need to have your tonsils removed. Share on Pinterest Edwin Tan/Getty Images Tonsillitis is an ...

Holes in the tonsils — or tonsillar crypts — enable the tonsils to fight infection by detecting what is entering the body. Some conditions and situations that affect the holes in the tonsils can cause ...

Tonsillectomy is a commonly performed surgical procedure that involves removal of the palatine tonsils. The purpose of this study is to examine the association between previous tonsillectomy and odds ...