tonsil

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: ton=sil

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]

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.)