tonsillitis
[ton-suh-lahy-tis]
Origin of tonsillitis
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If they grow in his throat, he has a sore throat, or tonsillitis.
Applied PhysiologyFrank Overton
But imagine feeling gamy with tonsillitis or a felon on your finger; there is absolutely no histrionic appeal.
The Joys of Being a WomanWinifred Kirkland
In cases where the glossitis is an extension from tonsillitis, these sensations begin in the root of the organ.
In another class of cases of tonsillitis the inflammatory process may be chiefly parenchymatous, for rarely is it wholly so.
Lacunal tonsillitis is more generally known as folliculous tonsillitis (tonsillitis follicularis).
tonsillitis
- inflammation of the palatine tonsils, causing enlargement, occasionally to the extent that they nearly touch one another
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Word Origin and History for tonsillitis
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tonsillitis
(tŏn′sə-lī′tĭs)- Inflammation of a tonsil, especially the palatine tonsil.
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tonsillitis
[tŏn′sə-lī′tĭs]
- Inflammation of the tonsils, usually caused by bacterial infection.
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tonsillitis
[(ton-suh-leye-tis)]
An inflammation of the tonsils, sometimes the result of a bacterial infection.
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The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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