tonsilitis
tonsilitis — noun
1. an illness in which the tonsils become swollen and sore, often making swallowing
an illness in which the tonsils become swollen and sore, often making swallowing painful
The doctor said Paloma had tonsilitis after checking her swollen throat.
have tonsilitis after an examination
Niran missed school for three days because tonsilitis made swallowing painful.
tonsilitis causing painful swallowing
After a fever started, Yasmin learned the white patches meant tonsilitis.
Warm soup was easier for Hugo to eat during tonsilitis.
The nurse told Eli to rest at home until the tonsilitis improved.
- tonsil infection
a plain-language phrase for the same medical problem
- strep throat
only one possible cause; not every case of tonsilitis is strep throat
文法句型
have tonsilitis
get tonsilitis
recover from tonsilitis
用法筆記
Usually uncountable and often used after verbs like have, get, and recover from. In everyday talk, people may say sore throat unless a doctor has identified the infection in the tonsils.