tonsilliticadj.
/tɒnsɪˈlɪtɪk/ 1. (Irregularly used.) Of or pertaining to the tonsils; = tonsillar adj. ? Obsolete.
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tonsillar1828
tonsillitic1839
tonsillary1842
paristhmic1857
peritonsillar1876
1839–47 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. III. 953/1 The tonsillitic branches of the glosso-pharyngeal.
1856 R. B. Todd & W. Bowman Physiol. Anat. II. 116 Tonsillitic branches are numerous.
2. Affected with tonsillitis.
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1879 St. George's Hosp. Rep. 9 162 There was but one tonsillitic patient who possessed a healthy constitution.
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