tonsillitisn.
/tɒnsɪˈlʌɪtɪs/ Pathology.
Inflammation of the tonsils; when suppuration takes place, called quinsy.
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1801 E. Darwin Zoonomia III. 361 By tonsillitis, the inflammation of the tonsils is principally to be understood.
1876 T. Bryant Pract. Surg. (ed. 2) I. xii. 512 Tonsillitis as an acute affection..is known as quinsy. It is characterized by the rapid swelling of the part, acute pain, foul tongue, and fever.
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