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Tonsil
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.)
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