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My tonsil is getting smaller. is this bad? what does it mean?
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OK Don't worry: Most of the tonsil tissue is lymphoid structure , that tissue in adulthood get atrophied ( gets small ) in some almost disappears just don't worry .
Answered 7/26/2015
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