tonsillitis

(ton-sil-i’tis) [L. tons i’la tonsil + Gr -erts intl am mat i on]. Inflammation of a tonsil cases oust. Sce/ucunar ft. catarrh alt., acute, a form a ociated with acute catarrhal pharyncitis. in which the tonsils are red and swollen. Called also erythematous. catarrhal t., chronic, a form attended by permanent hypertrophy, and usually requiring tonsillectomy. diphtherial t. See diphtheria. erythematous t. See cutarris!:, acute. follicular t., that which especiliy affects the follicles. herpetic t., a local manifestation of herpes on the tonsil. lacunar t., tonsillitis in which the follicles of the tonsils are filled with plugs of caseous matter. Called also caseous t. lingual t., a lymph adenoid ma at the base of the tongue. mycotic t., a form due to fungi. parenchymatous t., acute, quinsy: a form attended with high fever, severe pain. headache, dysphagia, and suppuration. Treated with ice in the mouth; a wash of lobelia tincture; hot compre es and ice alternately to the neck: sodium salicylate; just before and after the discharge of pus, Rhine wine is a useful stimulant pre glottic t., inflammation of the lingual tonsil. ustular t., that which is characterized by the lormation of pustules. streptococcus t., tonsillitis from infection by streptococci; septic sore throat. superficial t., inflammation of tbe mucous membrane over a tonsil. suppurative t. Same as parenchymatous t., acute.