TONSILLITIS
\tˌɒnsɪlˈa͡ɪtɪs], \tˌɒnsɪlˈaɪtɪs], \t_ˌɒ_n_s_ɪ_l_ˈaɪ_t_ɪ_s]\
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Inflammation of the tonsils, especially the palatine tonsils. It is often caused by a bacterium. Tonsillitis may be acute, chronic, or recurrent.
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Inflammation of the tonsils, or the two almond-shaped glands at the base of the tongue. Also, tonsilitis.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Amygdalitis, inflammation of a tonsil, especially of the palatine tonsil.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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