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Vincent's tonsillitis(medicine)
lacunar tonsillitis(medicine)

tonsillitis (iou)



tonsillitis noun. E19.
[from TONSIL + -ITIS.]
Medicine. Inflammation of the tonsils, caused by bacterial or viral infection.
tonsi'llitic adjective (a) rare = TONSILLAR; (b) affected with tonsillitis: M19.