tonsillitis
[ton-suh-lahy-tis]
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noun Pathology.
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.
Mycosis tonsillaris is a synonym for mycotic tonsillitis (tonsillitis mycotica benigna or tonsillitis parasitica).
tonsillitis
noun
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tonsillitis
[tŏn′sə-lī′tĭs]
n.
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tonsillitis
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tonsillitis
[(ton-suh-leye-tis)]
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