tonsillitis
pronunciation
How to pronounce tonsillitis in British English:
UK [ˌtɒnsəˈlaɪtɪs]
How to pronounce tonsillitis in American English:
US [ˌtɑnsəˈlaɪtɪs]
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- Noun:
- inflammation of the tonsils (especially the palatine tonsils)
Word Origin
- tonsillitis (n.)
- also tonsilitis, "inflammation of the tonsils," 1801, from comb. form of tonsil + -itis "inflammation."
Example
- 1. Used for common cold of wind-heat type , tonsillitis .
- 2. In july , the national insititute for health and clinical excellence ( nice ) issued guidance to doctors telling them not to prescribe antibiotics to patients who are suffering from minor illnesses such as an ear infection , sore throat , tonsillitis , a cold , sinus infection , cough or bronchitis .
- 3. Tonsillitis is normally caused by infection with streptococci .
- 4. As you said , often guilty of tonsillitis is wrong .
- 5. To investigate the effect of microwave treatment on immune in children with tonsillitis .