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tonsillitis
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tonsillitis
(noun)
tonsillitis
/ˌtɑːnsə
ˈ
laɪtɪs/
noun
tonsillitis
/ˌtɑːnsə
ˈ
laɪtɪs/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of TONSILLITIS
[
noncount
]
medical
:
a condition in which a person's tonsils are painful and swollen
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