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tonsilitis

tonsilitis is the alternative spelling of tonsillitis.

Meaning of tonsillitis

Noun

tonsillitis (usually uncountable, plural tonsillitides or tonsillites or tonsillitises)

  1. (usually) Inflammation of the tonsils.

Forms of tonsilitis

pluraltonsilitises

Questions about tonsilitis

What is tonsilitis the alternative spelling of?
Tonsilitis is the alternative spelling of tonsillitis.

Words near tonsilitis in the dictionary

  1. tonsilar
  2. tonsile
  3. tonsilectomies
  4. tonsilectomy
  5. tonsilitic
  6. tonsilitis
  7. tonsilitises
  8. tonsillar
  9. tonsillary
  10. tonsillectome
  11. tonsillectomes

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