Home › Words › A › amygdalitisamygdalitisamygdalitis means tonsillitis.EtymologyFrom amygdala, amygdale (“tonsils”) + -itis, from Latin amygdala, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē, “almond”), named for the almond-shape.nountonsillitisDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.paristhmitis 74% match — tonsillitis vs amygdalitis →antiaditis 73% match — tonsillitis vs amygdalitis →tonsillitic 69% match — tonsillar vs amygdalitis →adenoidism 62% match — adenoiditis vs amygdalitis →adenotonsillitis 62% match — Inflammation of the tonsils and adenoids. vs amygdalitis →adenolymphangitis 61% match — adenoidal lymphangitis vs amygdalitis →adenotonsillar 60% match — Relating to the adenoids and tonsils, especially to adenoiditis and tonsillitis vs amygdalitis →adenophlegmon 58% match — inflammation of a lymph gland vs amygdalitis →