tonsillitis

[ ton-suh-lahy-tis ]

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noun

, Pathology.

tonsillitis

/ ˌtɒnsɪˈlɪtɪk; ˌtɒnsɪˈlaɪtɪs /

inflammation of the palatine tonsils, causing enlargement, occasionally to the extent that they nearly touch one another

tonsillitis

/ tŏn′sə-lī′tĭs /

tonsillitis

An inflammation of the tonsils , sometimes the result of a bacterial infection .

First recorded in 1795–1805; from Latin tōnsill(ae) “tonsils” + -itis

Haven't I been a mother to the boy ever since that time I read surgical anatomy to him when he 45 had tonsillitis?

Diphtheria is a disease most often occurring in children and resembling a sore throat or tonsillitis.

It may look like a more severe sore throat or tonsillitis with a white or grayish patch, called a membrane, on the tonsils.

Its special uses are in ulceration of the mouth or tongue (ulcerative stomatitis), tonsillitis and pharyngitis.

It was to come off last night, but the leading lady came down with tonsillitis and its been postponed.

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