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Laryngitis vs Tonsillitis - What's the difference?

laryngitis | tonsillitis |

As nouns the difference between laryngitis and tonsillitis

is that laryngitis is an inflammation of the larynx, typically resulting in hoarseness while tonsillitis is tonsillitis.

laryngitis

English

(wikipedia laryngitis)

Noun

(-)
  • An inflammation of the larynx, typically resulting in hoarseness.
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year=1960 , author= , title=(Jeeves in the Offing) , section=chapter XI , passage=The moment had come for the honeyed word. I lowered my voice to a confidential murmur, but on her inquiring if I had laryngitis raised it again.}}

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    tonsillitis

    English

    (wikipedia tonsillitis)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (pathology) Inflammation of the tonsils.

    • Derived terms

    * tonsillitic