The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tonsilitis
Tonsilitis \Ton`sil*i"tis\, n. [NL. See Tonsil, and -itis.] (Med.) Inflammation of the tonsils; quinsy. [Written also, and more usually, tonsillitis.]
Wiktionary
tonsilitis
n. (context medicine English) (alternative spelling of tonsillitis English)
WordNet
Usage examples of "tonsilitis".
In cardiac failure or to prevent same it has been used with success, in acute tonsilitis children have been well treated by a dose of 1 to 2 minims for a child 5 to 10 years old.