tonsillitis

[ ton-suh-lahy-tis ]

/ ˌtɒn səˈlaɪ tɪs /

noun Pathology.

inflammation of a tonsil or the tonsils.

Nearby words

tonsillar crypt, tonsillar fossa, tonsillary, tonsillectomy, tonsillitic, tonsillitis, tonsillo-, tonsillolith, tonsillotomy, tonsils, tonsorial

Origin of tonsillitis

1795–1805; < Latin tōnsill(ae) tonsils + -itis

Related formston·sil·lit·ic

[ton-suh-lit-ik] /ˌtɒn səˈlɪt ɪk/, adjective

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Examples from the Web for tonsillitis

In many instances the catarrhal symptoms are due to a pharyngitis and tonsillitis only, the lower air-passages escaping.
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Diphtheria is a disease most often occurring in children and resembling a sore throat or tonsillitis.
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Lacunal tonsillitis is more generally known as folliculous tonsillitis (tonsillitis follicularis).
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Mycosis tonsillaris is a synonym for mycotic tonsillitis (tonsillitis mycotica benigna or tonsillitis parasitica).
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In cases where the glossitis is an extension from tonsillitis, these sensations begin in the root of the organ.
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British Dictionary definitions for tonsillitis

tonsillitis

/ (ˌtɒnsɪˈlaɪtɪs) /

noun

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

Derived Formstonsillitic (ˌtɒnsɪˈlɪtɪk), adjective

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Word Origin and History for tonsillitis

tonsillitis

also tonsilitis, 1801, from tonsil + -itis.

Medicine definitions for tonsillitis

tonsillitis

[ tŏn′sə-lī′tĭs ]

n.

Inflammation of a tonsil, especially the palatine tonsil.

Related formston′sil•lit′ic (-lĭt′ĭk) adj.

Science definitions for tonsillitis

tonsillitis

[ tŏn′sə-lī′tĭs ]

Inflammation of the tonsils, usually caused by bacterial infection.

Culture definitions for tonsillitis

tonsillitis

[ (ton-suh-leye-tis) ]

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