Definition of Tonsilitis

1. n. Inflammation of the tonsil; quinsy.

Medical Definition of Tonsilitis

1. Inflammation of the tonsil; quinsy. Alternative forms:, and more usually, tonsillitis. Origin: NL. See Tonsil, and -itis. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tonsilitis

tonometry
tonophant
tonoplast
tonoplast
tonoplasts
tonoplast intrinsic protein
tonoscillograph
tonotopic
tonotropic
tons
tonsil
tonsil
tonsilar
tonsilar
tonsilitic
tonsilitis (current term)
tonsilla
tonsilla
tonsillar
tonsillar
tonsillar branch of glossopharyngeal nerve
tonsillar branch of the facial artery
tonsillar calculus
tonsillar crypt
tonsillar fossa
tonsillar fossulae
tonsillar herniation
tonsillar ring
tonsilla adenoidea
tonsilla adenoidea

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