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  • 11ton|sil|li|tis — «TON suh LY tihs», noun. inflammation of the tonsils. ╂[< Latin tōnsillae tonsils + English itis] …

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  • 12Montaigne, Michel de — ▪ French writer and philosopher Introduction in full  Michel Eyquem de Montaigne  born Feb. 28, 1533, Château de Montaigne, near Bordeaux, France died Sept. 23, 1592, Château de Montaigne  French writer whose Essais (Essays) established a new… …

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  • 14quinsy — quinsied, adj. /kwin zee/, n. Pathol. a suppurative inflammation of the tonsils; suppurative tonsillitis; tonsillar abscess. [1300 50; ME quin(e)sie < ML quinancia, LL cynanche < Gk kynánche sore throat] * * * ▪ medicine       also called&#8230; …

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  • 15peritonsillar abscess — noun a painful pus filled inflammation of the tonsils and surrounding tissues; usually a complication of tonsillitis • Syn: ↑quinsy • Hypernyms: ↑angina * * * |perə+... noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary peri + tonsillar …

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  • 16strepthroat — strep throat n. An infection of the throat, often epidemic, caused by hemolytic streptococci and characterized by fever and inflammation of the tonsils. * * * …

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  • 17Tonsilitis — Ton sil*i tis, n. [NL. See {Tonsil}, and { itis}.] (Med.) Inflammation of the tonsils; quinsy. [Written also, and more usually, {tonsillitis}.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 18tonsillitis — Tonsilitis Ton sil*i tis, n. [NL. See {Tonsil}, and { itis}.] (Med.) Inflammation of the tonsils; quinsy. [Written also, and more usually, {tonsillitis}.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 19Tonsillitis — Ton sil*li tis, n. (Med.) Inflammation of the tonsils; same as {tonsilitis}. [PJC] …

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  • 20tonsillitis — noun Etymology: New Latin Date: 1801 inflammation of the tonsils …

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