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tonsil

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Noun

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ton=sil

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun tonsil has 1 sense

tonsil(n = noun.body) faucial tonsil, palatine tonsil, tonsilla - either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx; Array

is a kind of lymphatic tissue, lymphoid tissue

is a part of nasopharynx

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CIDE DICTIONARY

tonsil, n. [L. tonsill, pl.: cf. F. tonsille. ].

One of the two glandular organs situated in the throat at the sides of the fauces. The tonsils are sometimes called the almonds, from their shape. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

tonsil, n. either of two small masses of lymphoid tissue on each side of the root of the tongue.

Derivative

tonsillar adj.

Etymology

F tonsilles or L tonsillae (pl.)

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