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amygdalitis

amygdalitis noun: tonsillitis.

Noun

amygdalitis (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) tonsillitis
    • In discussing the question of the treatment of acute articular rheumatism, with its associated diseases, such as endocarditis, chorea, and amygdalitis, it is well to review briefly the question of the ætiology of rheumatic fever.1911 October 14, Gordon Wilson, “The treatment of the portal of entry of systemic diseases”, in New York Medical Journal, volume 94, number 16, page 765

Origin of amygdalitis

From amygdala, amygdale (“tonsils”) + -itis, from Latin amygdala, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē, “almond”), named for the almond-shape.

Questions about amygdalitis

What does amygdalitis mean?
Amygdalitis means tonsillitis.
What part of speech is amygdalitis?
Amygdalitis is a noun.

Words near amygdalitis in the dictionary

  1. amygdalic acid
  2. amygdaliferous
  3. amygdaliform
  4. amygdalin
  5. amygdaline
  6. amygdalitis
  7. amygdalo-
  8. amygdalocortical
  9. amygdalofugal
  10. amygdalohippocampal
  11. amygdalohippocampectomies

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