amygdalitis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. tonsillitis

Word forms

amygdalitis

Etymology

From amygdala, amygdale (“tonsils”) + -itis, from Latin amygdala, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē, “almond”), named for the almond-shape.

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