tonsillitic

Variant of tonsillitis

tonsillitis definition

ton·sil·li·tis (tän′sə līt′is)

noun

inflammation of the tonsils

Etymology: ModL < L tonsillae, tonsils + -itis, -itis

Related Forms:

  • tonsillitic ton′·sil·lit′ic (-lit′ik) adjective

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