Question 1

How do native speakers pronounce "peritonsillar abscess" in English?

Accepted Answer

In natural English speech, "peritonsillar abscess" appears in contexts such as: "Along with the bloodletting, Washington’s doctors diagnosed him with quinsy, or a pocket of pus near his tonsils. These days we call this a peritonsillar abscess -- and it was making it hard for him to breathe. So the next thing they tried was blistering his throat by applying cantharidin, a secretion that causes severe chemical burns, derived from a type of beetle called Spanish fly.". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

Question 2

Where can I hear "peritonsillar abscess" used in a real sentence?

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Our pronunciation database found 2 conversational video occurrences of "peritonsillar abscess" with real-time synchronized transcripts and sentence context.

How to pronounce“peritonsillar abscess”in English

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