tonsils

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First Appearance	TOS 05 (8 Sep 1966)
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Tonsils were an organ located at the back of the throat in Humans. While medical technology could accomplish "almost anything," on Stardate 1513.1, Dr. McCoy still insisted on performing visual examinations of his patients, stating that he would "still put my trust in a healthy set of tonsils."^[1] This was somewhat ironic, as he had long since had his own removed, though the regenerative effects of the pod plant spores encountered on Omicron Ceti III caused his tonsils to grow back.^[2]

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Notes and References

↑ Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "The Enemy Within". Star Trek, season 1, episode 5 (Production number 05). Directed by Leo Penn. Written by Richard Matheson. Desilu Productions. 6 October 1966.
↑ Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "This Side of Paradise." Star Trek, Season 1, Episode 24 (Production 25). Directed by Ralph Senensky. Story by Nathan Butler. Teleplay by Nathan Butler & D.C. Fontana. Desilu Productions, 2 March 1967.

[TOS05-1] Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "The Enemy Within". Star Trek, season 1, episode 5 (Production number 05). Directed by Leo Penn. Written by Richard Matheson. Desilu Productions. 6 October 1966.

[TOS25-2] Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "This Side of Paradise." Star Trek, Season 1, Episode 24 (Production 25). Directed by Ralph Senensky. Story by Nathan Butler. Teleplay by Nathan Butler & D.C. Fontana. Desilu Productions, 2 March 1967.

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