Tonsillitis
noun, Pathology.
1.
inflammation of a tonsil or the tonsils.
noun
1.
inflammation of the palatine tonsils, causing enlargement, occasionally to the extent that they nearly touch one another
tonsillitis ton·sil·li·tis (tŏn’sə-lī’tĭs)
n.
Inflammation of a tonsil, especially the palatine tonsil.
ton’sil·lit’ic (-lĭt’ĭk) adj.
tonsillitis
(tŏn’sə-lī’tĭs)
Inflammation of the tonsils, usually caused by bacterial infection.
tonsillitis [(ton-suh-leye-tis)]
An inflammation of the tonsils, sometimes the result of a bacterial infection.
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